MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.3% 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	309% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 21:42
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,013 98% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 91.5 57% 75.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 48.5 49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2250 798 797 805 809 807 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2463 Write 2,113 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 1,044 410% 1,832 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 92.4 307% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,297 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 1,156 864% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 355%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 230GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 378 377 380 380 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 455 Mixed 431 SusWrite 390 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.6 209% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 130%
WD easystore 2624 4TB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 97 96 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 87.5 Write 75.6 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 95.1 109% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
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	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	947x
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: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	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