MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 237% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	234% 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	261% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,144 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,992 123% 1,992 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Lighting 353 Reflection 310 Parallax 359 288% 341 fps	MRender 382 Gravity 282 Splatting 199 226% 288 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 807GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2233 1144 961 968 978 973 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 2,467 Mixed 1,660 SusWrite 1,209 388% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 76 264% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 1,053 777% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 284%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 487 488 488 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 476 Mixed 448 SusWrite 488 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.8 156% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 929GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 467 468 469 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 456 Mixed 438 SusWrite 468 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.7 182% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 302 243% 341 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 27.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 130%

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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	7	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,210 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,716x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16