MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.34% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	353% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 15 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210618
Uptime	12.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '23 at 15:03
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$234 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 171 2-Core 336 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 655 8-Core 1,112 107% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,576 98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7D09) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.34% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 10.7 8% 11.7 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 10.5 Splatting 9 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.34% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 2125 2076 1998 2017 2019 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 1692 Write 2,157 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 2,049 438% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 93 316% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1601 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1,347 1,024% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 35GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 119 119 117 113 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 95.7 Write 71.1 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 117 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3600C16D4/16GX 1x16GB 339 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 21.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $234Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,943x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,506x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	672x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	954x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	776x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	445x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	400x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	247x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $846

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16