MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 217% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 224% UFO


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 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	214% 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	191% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star Z490-A PRO Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	120.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 310 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,171 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 1,671 103% 1,671 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 300 Parallax 359 260% 326 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 256 Splatting 191 208% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB 7,052 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 1015 1017 1025 1028 1013 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,333 Write 957 Mixed 809 SusWrite 1,019 230% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 48.4 180% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 323 287% 412 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 268%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 727GB free Firmware: 42B4S9NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 948 953 954 956 957 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 1,865 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1,067 394% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 75.2 252% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 531 561% 936 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 377%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 250GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 211 215 218 212 214 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 107 Write 144 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 208 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GVK 4x31.8GB 1,068 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 32.1 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 177%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 3R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	47%	30	110	7	120	28.9"	2560 1440	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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	4,698x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
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	564x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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