MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '21 at 19:13
Run Duration	538 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$126 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 74.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 279 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 674 74% 585 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 143 Parallax 141 119% 143 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 125 Splatting 111 109% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.4.1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 149 154 135 123 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 421 Write 173 Mixed 162 SusWrite 140 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 29.3 146% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 227 179% 252 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 104%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 75GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,701 Write 1,494 Mixed 1,308 334% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 73.9 278% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 800 664% 942 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 842GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1805 1982 1911 1872 1046 603 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,121 Write 1,907 Mixed 1,487 SusWrite 1,536 396% 1,763 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 61.2 200% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,448 DQ Write 1,281 DQ Mixed 1,375 1,028% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 998GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 191 189 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 137 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 189 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 13.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 111%

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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	4	144	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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