MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	14.9% 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	87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	4.7 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 13:21
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$259 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 23.2 2-Core 44.2 34% 46.3 Pts	4-Core 77.3 8-Core 266 18% 172 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 42.7% 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)	14.9% Very poor	Lighting 18.6 Reflection 18.5 Parallax 19 15% 18.7 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 19.6 Splatting 17.5 14% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.9% 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: 387 408 402 414 423 418 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 489 Write 409 Mixed 344 SusWrite 409 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 30 102% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 246 186% 251 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 144 146 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 144 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.7% 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: 35 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36.7 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 38.1 46% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% 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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 28 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.1% 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 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	8	6	60	23.5"	1280 720	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	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,298x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,572x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,713x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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