MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	430% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 23:37
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-11700K-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 181 2-Core 360 113% 211 Pts	4-Core 668 8-Core 1,180 111% 924 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 67.8 58% 70.6 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 67.1 56% 68 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2918 1878 1788 1857 1906 1845 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 2,459 Mixed 2,618 SusWrite 2032 551% 2,447 MB/s	4K Read 88.2 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 128 425% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,677 DQ Write 1,291 DQ Mixed 1,407 1,073% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 799GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2152 1317 1355 1298 1336 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,506 Write 2,381 Mixed 1384 SusWrite 1,632 443% 1,976 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 108 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,799 DQ Write 1,460 DQ Mixed 1,566 1,190% 1,608 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 322GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 662 604 604 625 624 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2171 Write 2,337 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 880 367% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 72 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 101 353% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,794 DQ Write 1,456 DQ Mixed 1,515 1,164% 1,588 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 33.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,932x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	669x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	946x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	774x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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