MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.5% 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	120% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 13:17
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 182 2-Core 360 109% 207 Pts	4-Core 693 8-Core 1,019 107% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8549) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.5% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 107 Parallax 94.7 77% 98.8 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 91.8 Splatting 84 73% 89.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 292 298 297 298 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 477 Mixed 462 SusWrite 313 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.3 209% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 722GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 105 63% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 240GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 86 89 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 87.4 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 21.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 126%

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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 4G 10B (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%	30%	69	326	241	144	31.5"	2560 1440	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

UFO

Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,938x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	671x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	949x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	924x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	776x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	399x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	246x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $801

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16