MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	343% 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	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 US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '23 at 21:20
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 261 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 862 86% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 146 Parallax 144 115% 144 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 126 Splatting 107 109% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 545GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1697 1838 2129 2161 2163 1799 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,470 Write 2,297 Mixed 2,267 SusWrite 1,964 506% 2,249 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 82 267% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 719 DQ Mixed 875 663% 900 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 488%
Adata SU720 1TB 2,241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 169GB free Firmware: S190429a SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 477 273 160 166 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 473 Mixed 342 SusWrite 274 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 24.3 114% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 150 139% 216 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 725GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 189 194 194 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 186 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 192 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
External USB3.0 8TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 6.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 198 199 198 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 209 Write 158 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 197 208% 160 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 81%
External USB3.0 8TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 6.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 216 Write 200 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 96.1 190% 150 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.5 192% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 81%
External USB3.0 8TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 7TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 192 193 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 241 Mixed 123 SusWrite 192 261% 195 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 260% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 81%
External USB3.0 4TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 427GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 188 Write 138 Mixed 102 SusWrite 96.1 166% 131 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 0.9 457% 8.63 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 0.8 407% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 4x16GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 148%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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