MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	409% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 23:22
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$126 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 167 2-Core 326 101% 191 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,000 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,202 74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.6 Reflection 6.3 Parallax 4.9 4% 5.27 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3225 1576 983 1021 894 964 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	409% Outstanding	Read 3,599 Write 3,705 Mixed 2,573 SusWrite 1444 634% 2,830 MB/s	4K Read 79.5 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 102 381% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,534 DQ Write 1,172 DQ Mixed 1,300 987% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 409% Great: 494%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 107GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 201 227 224 226 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 331 Mixed 276 SusWrite 224 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 51.1 184% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 142 151% 254 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 276GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 100 102 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 89.4 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 101 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 463GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 111 Write 118 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 121 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 70%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 510GB 50GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 43 42 37 49 41 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Lexar USB Flash Drive 125GB 437 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 115GB free, PID 0cd1, Lexar JumpDrive M45 128 GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 67 63 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 52.6 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 65.8 124% 110 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 12.4 1,173% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 20.3 DQ Mixed 8.2 1,041% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 99%
Kingston DataTraveler 70 32GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 17GB free, PID 172b, Kingston 32GB USB-C DataTraveler 70 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 14 14 14 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 113 Write 38.1 Mixed 45 SusWrite 14.9 58% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 94% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 1x31GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

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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%	39	22	5	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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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	4,698x
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	1,698x
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	564x

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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