MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '24 at 23:51
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$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 as expected (59^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,125 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,949 121% 1,949 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 122 Parallax 129 114% 131 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 106 Splatting 90.7 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 78 79 79 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 476 Write 84.3 Mixed 111 SusWrite 78.6 40% 187 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 24.8 102% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 105 84% 122 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 199 197 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 102 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 199 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD416G32002 4x16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 30.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30.4 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 163%

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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: 0P 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	69	57	60	24.3"	1280 720	VIZ0095 E231-B1

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,188 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 - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,710x
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	2,562x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16