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MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	177% 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	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star Z490-A PRO Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1750 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '22 at 00:59
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$249 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 81.6 2-Core 147 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 425 43% 348 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$709 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 239 Parallax 280 203% 256 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 226 Splatting 167 181% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU720 1TB 2,241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: N200409a SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 41 148 42 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 348 Write 81.3 Mixed 128 SusWrite 71.8 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 29.7 111% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 74.3 DQ Mixed 111 90% 133 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 197 193 201 201 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 164 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 198 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,334 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 20.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 105%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,973x
Core i5-10600KIntel $134Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,391x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $212Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,568x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,702x
RTX 3060Nvidia $282Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,805x
RTX 3080Nvidia $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,735x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	913x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $120Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	803x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	572x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	981x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	612x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	592x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350