MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	306% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '22 at 14:57
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$281 51,748 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 77.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 312 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1092 108% 860 Pts	64-Core 1,681 113% 1,681 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 111%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$626 114,403 User benchmarks, average bench 168% PNY(196E 138C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 211 Parallax 203 185% 214 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 155 Splatting 127 136% 176 fps
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 181%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 436,255 User benchmarks, average bench 269% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 690 690 680 685 690 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2544 Write 2115 Mixed 1,723 SusWrite 690 394% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 100 331% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,586 DQ Write 1069 DQ Mixed 1134 898% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 337%
Corsair MP600 PRO 1TB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 352% 329GB free Firmware: EIFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3676 659 721 908 696 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,046 Write 4197 Mixed 2,095 SusWrite 1210 541% 2,387 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 94.4 316% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,486 1,044% 1,317 MB/s
Poor: 235% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 454%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 649,080 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 16 24 28 39 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 140 Write 171 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 35.8 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 68% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 32,872 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 27.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 9R 6G 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
65%	19%	90	216	139	144	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM0F90 LC24RG50

History: Score 35: 4R 3G 6B | Score 65: 9R 6G 2B

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 24,766 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 147%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 148%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $112

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $296Bench 96%, 191,757 samples	6,129x
Core i5-10600KIntel $199Bench 93%, 64,354 samples	3,314x
Core i9-10900KIntel $365Bench 99%, 92,153 samples	1,997x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $537Bench 153%, 451,588 samples	2,860x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	1,901x
RTX 3080Nvidia $750Bench 208%, 318,655 samples	1,740x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 411,839 samples	1,099x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $99Bench 230%, 163,548 samples	1,087x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 287%, 375,956 samples	1,008x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	1,346x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 230,743 samples	928x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 23,909 samples	849x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,111

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $537	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17