MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	144% 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.
Boot Drive	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '22 at 06:41
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 961 91% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 252 Parallax 183 171% 215 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 144 Splatting 129 123% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 480GB SSD 480GB 3,645 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0311A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 53 32 53 48 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 499 Write 47.6 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 41.5 34% 161 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 1.3 53% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 1.5 36% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 139GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 480 379 285 285 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 463 SusWrite 365 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 56.5 188% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 784GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 172 171 172 175 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 102 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 172 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3600 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

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	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16