MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '23 at 19:04
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 320 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,009 98% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.7% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 112 Parallax 113 93% 113 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 105 Splatting 95.5 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 808 704 655 631 594 577 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,195 Write 1,778 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 661 351% 1,570 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.9 256% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,133 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 618 490% 705 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 355%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$74 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 367GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1755 1821 1775 897 172 201 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,310 Write 1,871 Mixed 1,514 SusWrite 1,104 328% 1,450 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 68.7 222% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,219 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 633 510% 742 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 436 405 290 291 291 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 456 Mixed 415 SusWrite 357 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 48.8 165% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 304 230% 312 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Jmicron Generic 2TB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 0405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 99%
WD 5000AAK External 500GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 431GB free, PID 1001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 36 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 14.2 38% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 22%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 332GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 34.8 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 13.9 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB 1,079 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 29.2 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 29.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 101%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,733x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,636x

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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16