MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	189% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 901 83% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,267 78% 1,267 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3903) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 231 Parallax 172 159% 199 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 140 Splatting 121 120% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$55 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 187 184 175 375 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,091 Write 1,016 Mixed 966 SusWrite 259 186% 833 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 81.4 318% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 508 448% 647 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 917GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 202 198 200 196 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 137 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 199 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

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 @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 34 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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