MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 15:29
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,132 105% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,986 123% 1,986 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 195 Parallax 117 103% 146 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 837GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2569 2569 2567 2571 2128 925 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 1,952 Write 2409 Mixed 1,848 SusWrite 2,221 477% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 71.6 240% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,080 804% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 472%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 895GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 482 308 281 272 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 377 Write 489 Mixed 381 SusWrite 354 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 39.2 124% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 284 218% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 872GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 391 377 377 378 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 481 Mixed 388 SusWrite 414 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 39.8 140% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 332 251% 338 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
Seagate Expansion Desk 10TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 161 163 162 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4Z2933C16 4x16GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 160%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	DEL40BD DELL P2715Q

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,159 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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
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 $40Bench 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: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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