MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	149% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 19:28
Run Duration	343 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 797 76% 627 Pts	64-Core 993 61% 993 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 202 Parallax 209 179% 210 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 600GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 82 79 80 83 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 683GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 470 473 476 469 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 404 SusWrite 471 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 44.8 152% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 335GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 69 72 68 57 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 16.4 Write 1.7 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 64 23% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB 847 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 6R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	13%	108	282	201	120	27"	1920 1080	AUS2787 VG27VQ

History: Score 28: 4R 2G 2B | Score 46: 6R 4G 4B

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,172 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	4,706x
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