MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 03:12
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 249 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 936 93% 761 Pts	64-Core 1,215 75% 1,215 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 56.1 Parallax 48.2 44% 52.9 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 45.2 37% 45.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 858 858 862 865 865 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,939 Write 2,160 Mixed 1,671 SusWrite 918 376% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 68.3 241% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,083 802% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 296%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 123 59 58 58 59 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 311 Write 263 Mixed 240 SusWrite 104 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 30 128% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 161 138% 199 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 99GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 109 109 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 133 Write 146 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 106 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 107%
General UDisk 16GB 4,718 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 7 8.7 6.6 7 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	2.8% Terrible	Read 7 Write 3.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 6.9 8% 6.32 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.8% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,156 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,702x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,462x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,557x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

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	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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