MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	285% 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 17:21
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$99 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 194 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 719 66% 553 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 80.7 46% 68.3 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 55 Splatting 41.7 41% 51.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 634GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 899 835 790 934 940 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,489 Write 1,688 Mixed 1,549 SusWrite 947 372% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 83 275% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 630 557% 842 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 372%
Usb3.0 External Device 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 7GB free Firmware: T3.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 310 Write 325 Mixed 289 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 22.6 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.9 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 31.9 28% 41.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 316GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 176 171 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 177 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 174 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 30GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 137 129 127 128 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 132 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS724030ALA640 3TB 2,302 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 27GB free Firmware: MF8OABW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 92 95 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 94.9 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 94%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 309GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 88 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 81.3 Write 85 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 86.8 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 359GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 85.6 Write 76.5 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 92.6 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 68%
MM0500EBKAE 500GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 466GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 112 110 111 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 111 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 63%
JMicron 320GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 266GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 66 97 74 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 91.1 Write 7.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 90.7 38% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 57%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 74 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 81.6 Write 77.8 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 73.9 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 4x8GB 1,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 2R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	22%	64	173	28	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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