MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	123% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	20.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 07:54
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 269 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 908 87% 720 Pts	64-Core 1088 67% 1088 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB; MSI Gaming X Trio CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (164 fps cap detected)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 164 Parallax 163 133% 163 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 156 Splatting 128 120% 149 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 314 334 332 334 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 719 Write 513 Mixed 425 SusWrite 329 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 46.4 169% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 364 306% 460 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 243%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 142GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 75 77 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 469 Write 461 Mixed 335 SusWrite 79.8 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 27.5 98% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 244 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 121%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 935GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 74 75 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 142 Write 162 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 77.8 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 678GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 159 157 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 121 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 157 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.9 249% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MD4U0836181B 2x8GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 17.7 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 7R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	31%	61	337	273	165	27"	2560 1440	AOC2713 AG271QG

History: Score 35: 4R 2G 9B | Score 61: 7R 7G 5B

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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	4,703x
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 $92Bench 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: $963

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 $178	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