MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	224% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 16:10
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$259 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,098 100% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,929 119% 1,929 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 216 Parallax 214 194% 222 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 160 Splatting 130 142% 181 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 849GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 1527 1517 1529 1526 1167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,338 Write 1,499 Mixed 977 SusWrite 1,460 298% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 22.6 161% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 435 427% 668 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 228%
General 268GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 144GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2 2.2 2 2.2 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Read 9.5 Write 2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 2.1 5% 4.53 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 22%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Read 21.4 Write 14.9 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 4.5 17% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.8 138% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 23.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 134%

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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	5	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN357E HP 25x

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,304 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,737x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,639x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16