MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '21 at 13:39
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$200 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 71.1 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 120 51% 83.4 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 452 41% 345 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 68.1 58% 70.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 66.2 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 981 990 990 995 894 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,906 Write 1770 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1,016 353% 1,572 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 43.9 141% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 336 242% 314 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 296%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 330 Write 251 Mixed 287 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 34.4 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 203 162% 225 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 858GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 177 176 177 170 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 73.8 Mixed 79 SusWrite 175 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 570GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 202 199 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 124 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 202 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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 way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 27.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 126%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,708x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16