MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	157% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211020
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '22 at 03:24
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 918 89% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,377 85% 1,377 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition 8GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 225 Parallax 153 151% 188 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 116% 145 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 87 95 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 1,353 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 138 218% 979 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.6 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 272 326% 564 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 295%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 54GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 222 434 432 336 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 434 Mixed 383 SusWrite 368 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 33.1 119% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 204 193% 301 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 101%

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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	69	57	165	31.5"	2560 1440	MSI3DB4 MSI AG321CQR

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,214 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $915

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16