MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	128% 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.
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, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '21 at 16:25
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 321 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 973 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,271 79% 1,271 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 194 Parallax 179 142% 182 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 180 Splatting 129 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 427 Mixed 372 96% 434 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 1.1 112% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 16.9 DQ Mixed 44.1 45% 78.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 86%
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 33GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 158 109 108 109 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 476 Write 146 Mixed 344 SusWrite 160 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 39.2 152% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 203 175% 257 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 208GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 137 134 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 148 Write 143 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 138 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 125GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 105 116 123 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 119 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 30.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,136 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	4,698x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
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	564x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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