MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.4% 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	120% 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-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 08:04
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$249 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 182 2-Core 372 113% 214 Pts	4-Core 727 8-Core 1,345 124% 1,036 Pts	64-Core 1,743 108% 1,743 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 135 Parallax 118 94% 123 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 100 Splatting 97.2 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 463 476 480 482 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 478 Mixed 394 SusWrite 476 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 50.6 180% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 327 250% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 95GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 459 287 185 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 458 Mixed 420 SusWrite 285 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.1 219% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 343 256% 341 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 118 120 115 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 475 Write 133 Mixed 136 SusWrite 117 47% 215 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 21.5 127% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 49.1 83% 167 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 925GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 105 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 106 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM16G40C18U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 24.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 33.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 137%

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

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,929x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,500x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	668x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	942x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	921x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	773x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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