MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 233% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	221% 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	170% 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	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '22 at 07:28
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 (39^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,162 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 2,008 124% 2,008 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 314 Parallax 380 267% 341 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 267 Splatting 201 219% 279 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 221% 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% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 201 310 307 223 313 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,505 Write 1,737 Mixed 1,329 SusWrite 441 281% 1,253 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 55.4 181% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 633 464% 611 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 276%
Sandisk S-2T00 2TB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 257GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 43 47 51 52 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 120%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM10003 2TB 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 420 407 430 433 436 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 437 Write 456 Mixed 404 SusWrite 424 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 22.4 91% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 22.7 67% 134 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 135%
Adata SU800NS38 1TB 1,085 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 935GB free Firmware: R0827ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 443 443 441 441 445 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 439 Mixed 420 SusWrite 441 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 43.8 149% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 52.3 118% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 164%

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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	948x
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 $269	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 $178	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