MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 06:36
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 890 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 213 Parallax 206 191% 218 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 159 Splatting 141 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 393 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 54.5 180% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 542GB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 12 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 39 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 12.4 22% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 307GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 103 96 98 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 137 Write 134 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 99.3 72% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 38.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 12.3 23% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 225% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 92%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB 684 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 212GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 35 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 8.7 33% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 20%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 6GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 33.6 Write 34.4 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 9.3 33% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLZU320BSA 2x8GB 2,514 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 110%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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