MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	84.1% 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	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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MAG B460 Aegis SE
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 00:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 261 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,116 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,630 101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 150 Parallax 149 126% 151 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 129 Splatting 116 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU750 512GB 5,057 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA001R29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 263 266 91 63 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 472 Write 333 Mixed 279 SusWrite 164 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 37.9 141% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 227 181% 254 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 681GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 185 189 190 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 190 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 188 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.5% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 17.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 7R 5G 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
57%	41%	46	108	6	144	27"	1920 1080	AUS2782 VG279

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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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,765x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,312x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,485x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,591x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,724x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,647x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	568x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16