MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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	169% 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	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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 10:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 733 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% PNY(196E 136A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 142 117% 143 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 215 157 162 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 889 Mixed 939 SusWrite 220 191% 860 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 65.1 226% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 574 454% 630 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 199%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 44GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 155 180 159 146 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 462 Write 415 Mixed 297 SusWrite 180 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 26.8 118% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 199 176% 269 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 117%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 235 227 231 231 231 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 32.6 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 34.7 44% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 4x8GB 460 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,705x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,283x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

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