MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 08:09
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 960 96% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,256 78% 1,256 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 120GB-$31 13,685 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 95 99 51 60 40 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.4% Above average	Read 75.7 Write 227 Mixed 108 SusWrite 68.8 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 30.5 122% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 90.3 112% 195 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 86%
Midasforce 240GB 240GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 145GB free Firmware: S1127B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 409 410 413 412 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 399 Mixed 385 SusWrite 411 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 24 124% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 37.3 79% 156 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 547GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 159 166 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 137 Write 154 Mixed 72 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 60GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 107 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 113%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 121 127 131 129 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 71.5 Write 125 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 126 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 8502 PSD48G240082 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 029E CMV8GX4M1A2400C16 32GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 24.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 25.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,195 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,564x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	950x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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