MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	122% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '22 at 01:29
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$270 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1090 102% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$500 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 150 Parallax 152 127% 152 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 131 Splatting 115 115% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 48,070 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 469 486 485 467 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 459 SusWrite 460 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 56.1 183% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$70 57,565 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 260GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 471 486 486 485 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 490 Mixed 446 SusWrite 465 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 51.8 173% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04CB DDR4 3000 48GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 30.6 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 90%

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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	71	59	60	23.5"	1280 720	SPT08D5 E22

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $141

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $270Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,236x
Core i5-10600KIntel $149Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,587x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $270Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,021x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $568Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,714x
RTX 3080Nvidia $785Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,132x
RTX 3060Nvidia $360Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	1,072x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	602x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	536x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 289%, 406,008 samples	419x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	709x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	420x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	403x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $460	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12600K $233	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16