MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	112% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 19:45
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 99.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,254 112% 943 Pts	64-Core 1709 106% 1709 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2899 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 193 Parallax 183 152% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 190 Splatting 129 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 343 225 197 201 194 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 369 SusWrite 248 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.4 195% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 28GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 112 112 108 112 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 102 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 109 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 813GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 89 84 83 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 87.5 Write 92.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 84.6 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 75%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 3,226 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.5 Write 11.7 Mixed 13.8 19% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 51.3 MC Write 48.3 MC Mixed 35.4 129% 45 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 36.3 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 38.4 104% 38.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 137%

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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