MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% 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	89.8% 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	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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '21 at 16:56
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 169 2-Core 325 104% 194 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,267 109% 934 Pts	64-Core 2,168 134% 2,168 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 133 Parallax 124 98% 126 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 127 Splatting 114 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 132 138 107 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 472 Write 409 Mixed 307 SusWrite 131 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 39.7 158% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 238 205% 304 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 444GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2401 2150 1155 1156 1155 1154 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,515 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1,529 455% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86 288% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,293 DQ Write 1,020 DQ Mixed 1,163 868% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 372%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 144 147 147 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 142 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 143 145 146 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 132 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 144 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z2666C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 19 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	4	111	7	144	24"	1920 1080	AUS24AB VG248

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,721x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,469x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16