MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 233% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	246% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

11 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '23 at 03:25
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 998 92% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,437 89% 1,437 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$651 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% MSI(1462 5130) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	246% Outstanding	Lighting 361 Reflection 342 Parallax 378 294% 360 fps	MRender 493 Gravity 299 Splatting 216 260% 336 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 261 282 167 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 473 Write 393 Mixed 299 SusWrite 209 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 34.3 121% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 273 220% 313 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 69GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,134 Write 1,956 Mixed 1,566 420% 1,885 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 77.1 263% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,168 877% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 208GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 104 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 127 Write 118 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 103 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 109%
WD easystore 25FC 1TB 3,002 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 659GB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 103 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 97.9 Write 98.7 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 102 120% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 32.6 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 50.3 SC Mixed 31.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%

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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	71	59	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA0F6 Dell AW2518H

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,188 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 - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,710x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,562x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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