MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 15 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 21:13
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 913 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1177 73% 1177 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 155 Parallax 156 130% 156 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 133 Splatting 119 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 228GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 690 688 706 710 671 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,783 SusWrite 766 384% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 74.6 259% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 1,126 849% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 297%
OCZ AGILITY4 128GB 1,160 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 117GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 274 264 266 271 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 322 Write 283 Mixed 212 SusWrite 271 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 30.5 134% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 197 164% 233 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 232GB free Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 426 425 425 425 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,056 Write 1,097 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 460 204% 908 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 69.3 247% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 729 609% 872 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 193%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 29GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 66.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 73.7 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 421GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 86 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 74 Write 69.2 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 86.5 58% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 26.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16