MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	156% 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	287% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 22:12
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,232 109% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,122 131% 2,122 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB; Asus DUAL-RTX3070-8G CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 215 Parallax 211 189% 219 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 158 Splatting 140 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2016 1725 1732 1739 1735 1733 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,015 Write 2,260 Mixed 1,774 SusWrite 1,780 442% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64.6 216% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 796 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 728 531% 696 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 347%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 309GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2032 1732 1736 1741 1745 1700 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,993 Write 2,234 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1781 438% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.7 216% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 762 553% 722 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 347%
SSD G2 series 64GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 24GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 62 62 62 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 171 Write 79.1 Mixed 104 SusWrite 62.3 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 29.3 116% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 87 70% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$28 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 453GB free Firmware: SD23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 102 99 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 103 Write 63.6 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 99.3 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 33.4 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,210 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,716x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16