MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	241% 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

2 years ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 902 87% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,146 71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 122 Parallax 130 114% 131 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 109 Splatting 88 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 245 244 245 246 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 1,185 Mixed 1,202 SusWrite 265 285% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 80.8 279% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 470 449% 703 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 271%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 222GB free Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 424 421 420 423 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 411 Mixed 367 SusWrite 423 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 35.6 129% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 221 170% 228 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 530GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 132 130 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 99 SusWrite 131 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 821GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 199 196 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 105 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 198 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX3200D464L16/16G 1x16GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 15.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 64%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,132 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	4,697x
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