MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, 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	269% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 970 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,246 77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% XFX(1EAE 6501) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 141 Parallax 245 102% 170 fps	MRender 230 Gravity 120 Splatting 154 135% 168 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 999 997 1002 1003 1002 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,025 Write 2,305 Mixed 1,575 SusWrite 1,058 391% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 70.5 253% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,174 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 1,053 779% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 296%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 177 181 181 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 147 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 178 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 27GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.9 8.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 25.6 Write 12 Mixed 10 SusWrite 9 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 3.3 173% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 10,593 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 28.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.7 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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%	0	8	7	60	23.5"	1280 720	VIZ1005 D24-D1

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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