MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	338% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 04:36
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 80.9 1-Core 183 2-Core 341 107% 201 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,040 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,305 81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 108%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	6.11% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 14 Parallax 10.2 6% 10.7 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 10 Splatting 0.1 5% 7.43 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.11% Great: 8%
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.2% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 114 Parallax 120 101% 119 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 100 Splatting 86.6 85% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2096 792 792 794 791 794 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,622 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,800 SusWrite 1,010 435% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 99.7 349% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,548 DQ Write 1,315 DQ Mixed 1,389 1,052% 1,417 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 457 454 455 453 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 456 Mixed 402 SusWrite 455 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 51.1 171% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 288 233% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 358 362 364 364 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 121 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 359 167% 231 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 349% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 13,446 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 34.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,704x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
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 $300	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 $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