MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 208% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	202% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	114.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '23 at 05:01
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,071 99% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,881 116% 1,881 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 283 Parallax 319 249% 303 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 254 Splatting 180 204% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 2TB 1,035 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0274 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 315 316 316 316 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,603 Write 1,350 Mixed 1178 SusWrite 425 254% 1139 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.7 221% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,076 782% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 227%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$159 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 469 471 472 472 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 438 SusWrite 466 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 53.1 178% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Wl4000gsa6472 0 4TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: MFAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 167 168 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 163 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 167 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x31.8GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 24.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 1: 0P 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
1%	6%	16	550	461	60	31.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D35 C32F391

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,738x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,639x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,008

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16