MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.2% 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	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 14:56
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600-$140 2,296 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 75 1-Core 180 2-Core 322 102% 193 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 974 98% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.5% 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: 471.68 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 120 98% 89.6 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 112 Splatting 101 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-128 128GB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 49 58 26 54 32 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.9% Above average	Read 53.5 Write 152 Mixed 196 SusWrite 62.8 27% 116 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 31.8 140% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 15.8 68% 154 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 387GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 143 141 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 142 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 314GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 119 120 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 120 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.6% 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 as expected (50^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 25.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.6% 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 56: 6R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	43%	46	292	207	165	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR076F VG242Y P

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,166 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	4,704x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
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	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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