MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	309% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 13:23
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$181 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 850 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$228 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 133 Parallax 85.5 77% 104 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 73.2 71% 89.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 500GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 334% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: R4PB47.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 2427 1325 916 925 926 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,061 Write 2,429 Mixed 2,090 SusWrite 1,467 454% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 91.2 292% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 1,018 764% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 422%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$129 33,091 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 485 487 486 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 446 SusWrite 486 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 49.8 164% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 34.9 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 33 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

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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: 0P 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	72	60	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7953 BenQ EW2780U

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,490x
Core i5-10600KIntel $181Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,719x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $240Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,104x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,199x
RTX 3060Nvidia $350Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	1,169x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	640x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	570x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $49Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	455x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	749x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	447x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	443x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,052

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16