MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	244% 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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 148 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 956 90% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1302) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 145 Parallax 139 118% 143 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 128 Splatting 110 107% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 739GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 1353 1379 1407 1410 1415 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1434 Write 1376 Mixed 1,079 SusWrite 1376 296% 1,316 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62 227% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 843 DQ Mixed 249 325% 577 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 295%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 86GB free Firmware: SBFM61.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 114 96 94 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 467 Write 283 Mixed 331 SusWrite 153 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 32.9 130% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 190 169% 252 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 485GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 97 98 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 90.9 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 97.1 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 182GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 161 161 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 141 Write 74.3 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 159 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 360GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 126 Write 121 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 131 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 69%
USB DISK 3.0 248GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 0031 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 97.1 Write 16.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 18.7 34% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 59% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 4,119 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 113%

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $119Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,483x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,723x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	874x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16