MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 18:24
Run Duration	346 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$225 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1183 107% 900 Pts	64-Core 1,795 111% 1,795 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 222 Parallax 232 208% 236 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 174 Splatting 142 153% 194 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 537 38 105 18 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 1,437 Mixed 962 SusWrite 154 210% 937 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 18.2 138% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 623 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 434 388% 582 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 228%
Adata XPG EX500 320GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 239GB free Firmware: 9301 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 96.7 Write 87.9 Mixed 54.6 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 47%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 914GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 142 Write 14.7 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 19.4 37% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 63%
General 268GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 144GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	1.29% Terrible	Read 1 Write 0.7 Mixed 1 SusWrite 0.8 1% 0.88 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.29% Great: 22%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 447GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 36 Write 32.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 42.1 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 334GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 40 39 40 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 17 Write 28 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 39.1 37% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 55% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 29.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 6R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	20%	60	306	223	144	24.5"	1920 1080	HPN357E HP 25x

History: Score 11: 1R 2G 0B | Score 23: 2R 2G 7B | Score 1: 0R 0G 1B | Score 44: 6R 4G 2B

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,563x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

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	763x
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	950x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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