MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% 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	201% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	43.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 21:46
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 185 2-Core 361 110% 210 Pts	4-Core 680 8-Core 1,097 109% 889 Pts	64-Core 1,396 86% 1,396 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3230 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.5% Very good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 101 Parallax 91.9 81% 97.4 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 79.6 74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 590 594 626 563 542 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,031 Write 750 Mixed 738 SusWrite 613 175% 783 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 61.5 259% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 642 571% 874 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 274%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 480GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 464 461 465 464 460 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 422 Mixed 366 SusWrite 457 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.7 142% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 268 215% 300 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 128GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 461 461 463 463 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 466 Mixed 444 SusWrite 459 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.5 178% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 290 233% 330 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 39.1 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 8R 5G 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
55%	54%	24	311	241	240	27"	1920 1080	VSCF638 XG270

History: Score 50: 4R 10G 0B | Score 43: 5R 6G 0B | Score 55: 8R 5G 0B

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,559x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

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	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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