MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '21 at 20:08
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,181 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 110 Parallax 123 95% 116 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 104 Splatting 94.2 89% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 922GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1934 2050 1617 1499 1503 1515 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,134 Mixed 1,946 SusWrite 1,686 467% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86 285% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,320 DQ Write 1088 DQ Mixed 1,206 902% 1,205 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 9.6 70 115 158 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 170 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 84.2 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 86% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 106%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 7GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 89.3 Write 9.9 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 13 31% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 85% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G26C16U4R.8FD 4x8GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.9 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 3R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	36%	36	110	6	60	23.1"	1920 1080	GSM587D IPS235

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,172 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

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	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

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