MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	222% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 12:09
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 161 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1239 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 2,111 131% 2,111 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 242 Parallax 278 223% 264 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 228 Splatting 169 186% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 530GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 824 551 506 467 537 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,476 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 731 289% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 68 223% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 878 692% 966 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 276%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 235GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 338 339 336 336 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 399 Write 296 Mixed 190 SusWrite 335 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 28.4 116% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 65 100% 194 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 137 145 147 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 94.3 Write 140 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 144 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 90%
Kingston DT microDuo 8GB 805 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 16a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.5 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	5.27% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 10.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 2.8 14% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 23% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 999 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 129%

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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	9	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F55 C32JG5x

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $133	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