MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 187 2-Core 371 115% 217 Pts	4-Core 718 8-Core 1,138 114% 928 Pts	64-Core 1,356 84% 1,356 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 200 Parallax 191 156% 194 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 194 Splatting 132 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 331 319 304 276 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,423 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 354 306% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 93 324% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,012 796% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 41GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 64 60 58 57 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 493 Write 372 Mixed 348 SusWrite 85.6 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 43.6 162% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 107 129% 226 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 242GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 85.3 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 2x8GB 4,937 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 49.1 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 40.1 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 36.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 127%

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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	12	10	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB8 LG IPS FULLHD

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

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