MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 186 2-Core 354 109% 207 Pts	4-Core 712 8-Core 1,151 114% 932 Pts	64-Core 1,407 87% 1,407 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 93.1 Parallax 85.3 76% 90.8 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 73.6 69% 86.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1522 823 831 836 793 699 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,570 Write 1,658 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 917 290% 1,291 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 85.9 314% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1632 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,068% 1,439 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 274%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 480GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 462 454 467 464 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 464 Mixed 410 SusWrite 462 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.5 185% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 283 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 132GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 468 469 467 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 462 Mixed 433 SusWrite 468 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.6 186% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 288 233% 329 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 38.1 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 34.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

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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	10	7	240	27"	1280 720	VSCF638 XG270

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,464x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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