MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	377% 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 08:54
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$230 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 7.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,098 99% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$278 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C979) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3545 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79% Very good	Lighting 108 Reflection 123 Parallax 93.9 88% 108 fps	MRender 85 Gravity 76.9 Splatting 69.3 62% 77.1 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 2164 2323 2342 1866 1611 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 2,356 Mixed 2,296 SusWrite 2,002 516% 2,290 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 85.7 274% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,619 DQ Write 1,472 DQ Mixed 1,517 1,146% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 488%
Liteon CV3-CE256-11 SATA 256GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 235GB free Firmware: TC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 137 139 139 136 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 463 Mixed 396 SusWrite 177 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 52.1 180% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 248 209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 28.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 31.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,125 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,696x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,277x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,551x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,696x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,625x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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