MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 110% 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	283% 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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '21 at 10:01
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,050 95% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,609 100% 1,609 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 143 Parallax 131 108% 136 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SKC2000 500GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 1350 1683 1521 822 692 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,445 Write 1,862 Mixed 180 SusWrite 1,147 312% 1,409 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 72.6 242% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 520 489% 766 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 332%
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 122GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 473 Write 288 Mixed 359 SusWrite 135 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 34.6 137% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 209 186% 279 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 89%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 197 197 195 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 150 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 196 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 902GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 191 190 187 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 180 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 187 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$8 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 26 27 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 126 Write 26.2 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 26.1 64% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.2 227% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4W.M8FB1 2x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 24.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.2% 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,298x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,572x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16