MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	108% 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	362% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 21:56
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 292 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 982 97% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8747) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 117 Parallax 134 110% 129 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 121 Splatting 109 110% 139 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2000M81000G 1TB 1,573 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 854GB free (System drive) Firmware: S2780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1767 1812 1856 1856 1871 1866 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 1,347 Mixed 151 SusWrite 1,838 328% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 85.1 290% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,359 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 615 634% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 361%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 409GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2458 2116 1062 1070 1072 1071 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 1,475 453% 2,019 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 85.8 284% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,519 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,350 1,020% 1,373 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 372%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 291GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 116 123 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 182 182 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 174 Mixed 113 SusWrite 182 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.1 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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