MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	341% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 07 '22 at 02:35
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$233 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 177 2-Core 340 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,161 107% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,713 106% 1,713 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C979) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 90.6 85% 93.1 fps	MRender 83.9 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 67.1 60% 74.9 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 863 881 840 814 808 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,615 Write 2,465 Mixed 2,366 SusWrite 881 467% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 80 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 115 380% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1606 DQ Write 1,302 DQ Mixed 1,444 1,084% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 163GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1284 424 425 426 425 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,441 SusWrite 568 381% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 92 317% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,320 DQ Mixed 1,152 872% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 288%
Intenso Speed Line 32GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 25GB free, PID 2000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 139 Write 23.5 Mixed 73 SusWrite 20 70% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.3 229% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2K3600C16 2x8GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 34.7 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 35.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%

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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	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
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 $254	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 $175	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