MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 225% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	179% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 157 2-Core 308 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,179 106% 891 Pts	64-Core 2,103 130% 2,103 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4908 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 288 Parallax 312 242% 299 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 242 Splatting 179 196% 250 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 727GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM32.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 724 696 949 961 966 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 1,550 Mixed 633 SusWrite 863 200% 876 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 48.5 196% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1,114 830% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 287%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G4x4 NVMe 2TB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 384% 1TB free Firmware: EIFM21.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2593 2646 1998 1719 1656 1735 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 2412 Mixed 1,972 SusWrite 2,058 464% 2,046 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 85.2 281% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,248 924% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 567%
WD WD82PURX-64GVLY0 8TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 7TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 247 248 244 250 247 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 70% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-4600C19A 4x8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 129%

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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	7	6	240	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25B1 ROG PG258Q

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,167 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	4,705x
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	2,558x
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