MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	152% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	246% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 20:21
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 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 (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,094 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 2,074 128% 2,074 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 212 Parallax 206 182% 214 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 155 Splatting 136 131% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S20G 1TB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0287 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1694 922 263 259 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,220 Write 1742 Mixed 1,238 SusWrite 840 336% 1,510 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66 227% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 651 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 812 611% 805 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 306%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 173 172 170 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 158 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 171 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.6 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 4R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	58%	26	292	214	144	27"	2560 1440	AUS27A4 ROG PG27U

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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	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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