MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	268% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '22 at 18:42
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 932 92% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Asus(1043 05D1) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 136 Parallax 232 96% 162 fps	MRender 222 Gravity 117 Splatting 149 131% 163 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1026 745 642 631 628 622 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2246 Mixed 1,781 SusWrite 716 404% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 82.3 271% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,136 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 861 648% 880 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 355%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 99GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 379 378 378 376 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 452 SusWrite 392 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 60.2 200% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 130%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 149 148 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
WD easystore 266A 5TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 266a Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 90 89 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 106 Write 87.5 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 90.2 118% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.8 315% 3.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 0.6 355% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 66%
WD easystore 2624 4TB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 32 Write 37.8 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 37.4 46% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 16.3% 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.7% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 19.5 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 20.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 87%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,197 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,286x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,565x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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