MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	236% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	53.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '22 at 09:51
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 284 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,111 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 2,028 126% 2,028 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 295 Parallax 360 255% 323 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 255 Splatting 189 208% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 477GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 841 559 511 502 508 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 1,779 Mixed 1,382 SusWrite 717 306% 1,361 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 72.9 260% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 1,117 831% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 276%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 452 465 468 468 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 486 Mixed 432 SusWrite 458 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 51.4 172% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2385 2344 2336 2341 2336 2497 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 1,848 Write 1,869 Mixed 1,907 SusWrite 2,373 452% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 75.3 251% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,514 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 1,294 978% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 496%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 8945 NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 64GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 102%

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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	2,560x
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 $124	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