MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	261% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 14:37
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 183 2-Core 339 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 686 8-Core 1,046 107% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,346 83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 213 Parallax 136 113% 162 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 171 Splatting 121 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 663 705 714 696 695 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,867 Write 1,933 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 737 344% 1,531 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 70.7 264% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 1,238 DQ Mixed 1,302 992% 1,344 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 297%
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 38GB free Firmware: 5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 422 Write 162 Mixed 201 SusWrite 161 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 40.1 146% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 118 115% 185 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 24 22 18 29 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 47.5 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 42.2 130% 45.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 36 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 7R 3G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	16%	134	319	240	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B73 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,162 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	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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	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 $295	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 $40	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