MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	205% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '21 at 14:21
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,143 105% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,042 126% 2,042 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 181 Parallax 200 145% 186 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 158 Splatting 131 129% 163 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SWORDFISH 500GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 981 995 992 1000 1004 998 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,617 Write 974 Mixed 895 SusWrite 995 250% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.4 177% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 413 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 586 441% 576 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 246%
Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 427GB free Firmware: VB421D57 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1229 1335 1321 1335 1339 1299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,709 Write 1,412 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 1,310 382% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 66.9 221% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 1,046 774% 1028 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 139 139 139 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 91 Write 118 Mixed 98 SusWrite 134 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 4x8GB 460 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 32.3 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 31.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,739x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,476x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	585x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16