MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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.
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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 10:33
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$270 31,899 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 98% 172 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 966 91% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,539 103% 1,539 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 292,164 User benchmarks, average bench 154% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 211 Parallax 203 178% 211 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 156 Splatting 138 131% 163 fps
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 167%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$53 88,310 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,682 Write 1524 Mixed 1,422 344% 1,542 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 62.8 219% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 414 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 661 445% 533 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 234%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$39 749,621 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 16GB free Firmware: MS2OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 51 85 90 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 98.8 Write 36.3 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 50.3 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,669 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 29.9 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%

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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	358	298	60	21.6"	1280 720	ENC2318 EV2116W

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Gaming 149%

UFO

Desktop 102%

UFO

Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $160

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $330Bench 97%, 158,963 samples	4,977x
Core i5-10600KIntel $256Bench 93%, 52,695 samples	2,750x
Core i9-10900KIntel $444Bench 100%, 77,297 samples	1,660x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 292,164 samples	2,307x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 535,413 samples	1,619x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 201,032 samples	1,392x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 328%, 351,763 samples	891x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $85Bench 231%, 146,686 samples	878x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $70Bench 287%, 364,429 samples	846x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 84%, 535,912 samples	1,083x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 87%, 204,316 samples	813x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 22,952 samples	709x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,176

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $289	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-12400F $184	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11600K $254	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16