MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.4% 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	191% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 00:44
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 94.8 2-Core 251 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 782 76% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% HP(103C 8557) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 102 Parallax 117 97% 112 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 113 Splatting 92.5 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB 18,999 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 768 742 740 741 738 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 1,135 Mixed 1,021 SusWrite 770 231% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.1 200% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 759 571% 775 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 213%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 472GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 90 90 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 70.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 89.4 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 23 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	165	27"	1280 720	ACR074A XB273U

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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	4,696x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,277x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,551x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,696x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,625x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $947

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