MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	195% 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	248% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	41.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '22 at 21:49
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 85.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 1,043 94% 792 Pts	64-Core 1611 100% 1611 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 263 Parallax 293 231% 280 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 236 Splatting 178 194% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 723 661 655 646 733 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 1,874 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 706 356% 1,588 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 71 247% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,286 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 1,064 798% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 48GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 20 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 90%

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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	4,708x
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 $250Bench 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 $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