MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	247% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$150 26,021 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 278 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 873 91% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,148 77% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$400 191,140 User benchmarks, average bench 132% EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 170 Parallax 176 151% 178 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 114% 144 fps
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 143%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 41,739 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1140 1182 604 270 272 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 1145 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 623 241% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 95.6 343% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 817 DQ Write 1,073 DQ Mixed 323 417% 738 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 237%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 9,783 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 148GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 442 442 440 435 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 450 Mixed 296 SusWrite 440 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.3 185% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 192 184% 290 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 10,256 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 696GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 839 841 841 839 841 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,742 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 962 317% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 80.1 298% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,504 DQ Write 1,154 DQ Mixed 1,282 972% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 565,953 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 206 201 211 214 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 159 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 209 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 52 23 26 24 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 149 Write 64.4 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 35.7 96% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.2 210% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 727 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 35.9 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 32.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

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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	144	23.8"	1280 720	AUS2421 ASUS VG249

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $97

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 176,510 samples	5,716x
Core i5-10600KIntel $190Bench 93%, 61,301 samples	3,118x
Core i9-10900KIntel $385Bench 100%, 88,597 samples	1,882x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	2,644x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	1,792x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 209%, 303,019 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	1,040x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $97Bench 228%, 156,240 samples	991x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	948x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	1,258x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 216,920 samples	889x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 24,252 samples	808x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $179	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16