MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.8% 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	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600-$140 2,296 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 181 2-Core 358 107% 205 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,023 103% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 109 Parallax 135 98% 122 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 112 Splatting 103 103% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-128 128GB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 91 32 4.6 66 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 428 Write 268 Mixed 312 SusWrite 93.9 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 31.9 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 180 157% 231 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 158 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 144 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 158 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 537GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 141 140 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 139 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 140 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR2400D464L17S/8G 2x8GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 26.2 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 72: 9R 7G 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
72%	35%	62	286	202	165	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR076F VG242Y P

History: Score 40: 5R 4G 3B | Score 52: 8R 3G 3B | Score 72: 9R 7G 6B

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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%

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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	4,706x
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