MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '23 at 17:45
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 99.4 51% 80.1 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 424 45% 360 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.4% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 102% 116 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 83.9 82% 103 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 353 404 367 410 435 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 449 Mixed 426 SusWrite 397 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 53.5 170% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 137%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 191GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 278 277 277 277 279 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 288 Mixed 338 SusWrite 290 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 42.8 132% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 222 199% 302 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 33.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 20.5 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 112%

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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 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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,285x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,466x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,564x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
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	950x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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