MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	111% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 12:54
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$245 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 852 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,471 91% 1,471 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375D) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Lighting 18.4 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 19.2 15% 18.6 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 19.6 Splatting 17.5 14% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 784GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 307 325 319 352 364 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 447 Mixed 433 SusWrite 332 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 57.9 190% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 131 126% 206 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 141 145 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 137 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 143 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 83%
WD 3200BEV External 320GB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 37 37 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 35.9 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 36.2 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x4GB 13,047 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 19.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 21.5 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 3R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	17%	59	76	5	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D20 S24F350

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,729x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,634x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16