MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	217% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '21 at 15:08
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$449 107,269 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 (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,266 112% 949 Pts	64-Core 2137 132% 2137 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 280 Parallax 144 138% 198 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 166 Splatting 161 158% 199 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 543 605 553 553 549 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,446 Write 548 Mixed 1,234 SusWrite 577 212% 951 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 79.3 274% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 336 402% 691 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 277%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 329GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1550 1273 1048 950 1021 983 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,509 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 1,137 426% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 82.2 274% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,146 862% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 225GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 221 230 223 226 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 452 Write 386 Mixed 313 SusWrite 247 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 15.9 77% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 32.1 46% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 201 201 204 202 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 141 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 199 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 33.1 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 31.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F45 BenQ XL2730Z

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,131 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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