MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	292% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 18:45
Run Duration	533 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$225 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,128 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,924 119% 1,924 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 154 Parallax 158 129% 156 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 132 Splatting 118 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 506GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1530 1361 1368 1356 1374 1381 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,431 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,735 SusWrite 1,395 434% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 71.1 235% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 464 DQ Mixed 722 559% 784 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 410%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 170GB free Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,970 Write 12,060 Mixed 9,382 2,208% 9,804 MB/s	4K Read 685 4K Write 565 4K Mixed 626 2,139% 625 MB/s	DQ Read 2,021 DQ Write 451 DQ Mixed 1,163 873% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 334%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 147 135 137 138 148 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 608GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 478 478 478 479 478 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 477 Mixed 467 SusWrite 478 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 49.5 161% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
WD My Book 25EE 14TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 162 Write 135 Mixed 90 SusWrite 18.1 124% 101 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.8 272% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 103%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 189 187 186 187 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 173 Write 156 Mixed 120 SusWrite 190 216% 160 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 128% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 73%
WDC WD10 0EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 111 111 112 112 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.9% Good	Read 192 Write 206 Mixed 117 SusWrite 112 206% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 87%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 105 105 102 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 91.2 Write 91.2 Mixed 60 SusWrite 103 118% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 94%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 97.5 Write 98.5 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 109 130% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 47%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 108 109 110 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 142 Write 142 Mixed 100 SusWrite 108 164% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 47%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 24TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 11TB free, PID 0013 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 123 133 163 67 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 91%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 24TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 11TB free, PID 0013 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 132 155 149 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 212 Write 118 Mixed 102 SusWrite 145 182% 144 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 91%
ABT SD Card Reader 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 34GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 66 68 67 82 68 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.2% Below average	Read 88.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 68 87% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.4 227% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 88%
ABT SD Card Reader 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 34GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 70 76 62 65 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.5% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 39 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 65.1 82% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.4 224% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 88%
ABT SD Card Reader 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 108GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 91.2 Write 9.3 Mixed 10.7 31% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.8 240% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 88%
ABT SD Card Reader 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 108GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.7 9 11 6.3 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.4% Poor	Read 88 Write 19.3 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 9.6 31% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.5 196% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 10,968 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 113%

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 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	1,708x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $999

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	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