MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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	104% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,288 114% 968 Pts	64-Core 2,202 136% 2,202 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 116 Parallax 133 104% 125 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 116 Splatting 107 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 193 216 204 216 200 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 436 Mixed 419 SusWrite 210 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53 177% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 275 228% 329 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 64GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 319 317 314 274 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 326 Mixed 298 SusWrite 301 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.4 150% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 150 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 623GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 88 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 151 Write 127 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 89.1 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 112%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 186 188 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 179 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 186 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB 2,546 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 34.7 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

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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	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

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	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	947x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
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 $179	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