MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	199% 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 01:00
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,005 97% 799 Pts	64-Core 1553 96% 1553 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 117 Parallax 121 107% 123 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 102 Splatting 89 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 741 427 357 372 378 346 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,181 Write 1,152 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 437 213% 951 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 72.1 253% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,005 766% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 237%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 111GB free Firmware: P180831a SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 496 Write 459 Mixed 436 SusWrite 123 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 45.1 171% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 138 114% 166 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 142GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 200 194 198 182 202 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 112 Write 142 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 192 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 90 91 102 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97 Write 112 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 95.3 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 200% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 67%
WD WD2502ABYS-02B7A0 251GB 1,793 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 127GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 66 SusWrite 107 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 64%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 23GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 25 9.8 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 167 Write 63.5 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 31.9 91% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.6 152% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.8 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	947x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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