MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	114% 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 21:43
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,103 102% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,674 104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 207 Parallax 201 186% 212 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 309 311 311 312 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 489 Mixed 406 SusWrite 316 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 56.7 187% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 103GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 867 606 558 611 586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 966 Write 899 Mixed 686 SusWrite 706 183% 814 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.6 203% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 455 402% 599 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 185%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 284GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 73 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 78.5 Write 54.6 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 74.5 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 83%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 285GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 144 146 147 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 133 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 145 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 92%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 91 Write 86.5 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 87.5 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 97%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 764GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 112 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 113 Write 91.9 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 110 65% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 83%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 111GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 39 44 43 44 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 143 Write 101 Mixed 104 SusWrite 52.1 127% 100 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.6 188% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.1 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 134%

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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 - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,709x
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	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $925

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 $45	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