MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 209% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	326% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration	495 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$257 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 303 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,171 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,960 121% 1,960 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 282 Reflection 262 Parallax 325 230% 290 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 235 Splatting 177 191% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 522GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 1517 1492 1383 1422 1449 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,347 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1,493 460% 2,050 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 86.2 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 942 706% 950 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 410%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 155GB free Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,654 Write 12,346 Mixed 10,840 2,459% 10,946 MB/s	4K Read 696 4K Write 534 4K Mixed 588 2,090% 606 MB/s	DQ Read 2151 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 1,234 1,065% 1,593 MB/s
Poor: 194% Great: 334%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2975 148 131 140 141 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 614GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 487 488 488 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 475 Mixed 468 SusWrite 487 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 53.1 176% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 352 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD My Book 25EE 14TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 127 128 132 129 127 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 104 SusWrite 116 159% 118 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.9 430% 6.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 1.2 195% 2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 103%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 186 Write 179 Mixed 106 SusWrite 107 188% 145 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 144% 7 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 73%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.1 6.1 5.5 5.7 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 12.4 Write 8.8 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.2 10% 7.73 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.4 172% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 13%
WDC WD10 0EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 106 105 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.2% Good	Read 181 Write 185 Mixed 104 SusWrite 106 189% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 87%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 18.3 118% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 94%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 96.7 Write 97.8 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 104 129% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 47%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 162 Write 154 Mixed 113 SusWrite 103 176% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.9% 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: 1112 147 147 153 154 144 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: 130 143 150 152 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 233 Write 126 Mixed 102 SusWrite 146 189% 152 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 91%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 29 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.3 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 113%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,312 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,740x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,476x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	585x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16