MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	253% 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	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 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '21 at 01:14
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,291 115% 974 Pts	64-Core 2,248 139% 2,248 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$365 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% HP(103C 8550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 462.30 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 198 Parallax 221 164% 207 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 199 Splatting 152 162% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTZ-2T00-1106 2TB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 536 584 559 543 543 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,967 Write 2,306 Mixed 1,815 SusWrite 817 388% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 68.9 246% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 914 DQ Mixed 1,116 826% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 323%
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 398GB free Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2588 2559 2552 2560 2068 719 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 2,760 Write 2,266 Mixed 2,338 SusWrite 2,174 536% 2,384 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 87 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 1,432 1,051% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 494%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: VP01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 216 217 217 216 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 170 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 214 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U8D8HC-16XR 4x16GB 341 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 24: 2R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	56%	18	342	282	165	27"	2560 1440	HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,533 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $175Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,790x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,320x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $205Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,500x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,605x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,733x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,662x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	880x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	961x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	594x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	573x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $957

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