MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 02:05
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 173 2-Core 347 108% 203 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,123 106% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,595 99% 1,595 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 162 Parallax 162 132% 162 fps	MRender 160 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 120% 150 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 336 Mixed 306 85% 383 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43 163% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 318 245% 335 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 248GB free Firmware: FXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1832 235 240 335 434 350 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 2,195 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 571 361% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 89.7 302% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,440 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,209 923% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 421%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 524GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 89 89 90 85 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 138 Write 99.4 Mixed 82 SusWrite 87.9 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 880GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 211 209 213 212 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 156 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 209 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%

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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 36.5 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 34.9 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,173 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,464x

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: $930

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