MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	222% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '22 at 06:05
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$123 24,257 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 (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 297 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 999 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 589 736 256 255 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,547 Write 1,030 Mixed 237 SusWrite 515 183% 832 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 85.5 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 306 378% 662 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 187 185 187 185 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 138 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 185 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 764GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 104 103 104 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 110 Write 98.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 103 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 83%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 26GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 42 Write 20.7 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 21.5 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.8 307% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 31.2 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 116%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,238 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16