MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '21 at 21:16
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 179 2-Core 354 111% 208 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,223 114% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.5% Excellent	Lighting 100 Reflection 151 Parallax 92.7 82% 115 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 124 Splatting 108 90% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,489 Write 2,244 Mixed 1,604 469% 2,112 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 98.2 345% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1510 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,349 1,018% 1369 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 11GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,568 Write 2397 Mixed 1640 489% 2,202 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 101 357% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1368 DQ Mixed 1,465 1,108% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 0GB free Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 330 Write 364 Mixed 249 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 10.5 38% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 47.2 87% 172 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 190 190 190 188 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 151 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 182 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 116 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 124 Write 111 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 115 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 67%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 177 167 178 166 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 169 Write 113 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 170 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB 4,679 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 34.8 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 33.8 100% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

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	2,561x
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 $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: $966

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 $178	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