MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	159% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '23 at 19:17
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 252 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 948 91% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,460 90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 204 Parallax 193 173% 203 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 148 Splatting 124 119% 149 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D56 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 107 124 121 108 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,829 Write 480 Mixed 526 SusWrite 123 160% 739 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 53.1 180% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 601 DQ Write 419 DQ Mixed 343 301% 454 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 256%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 92GB free Firmware: 209XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 343 73 60 59 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 419 Write 388 Mixed 289 SusWrite 153 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 25.9 111% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 49.4 98% 194 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 105%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 105GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 47 65 68 34 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 214 Write 29.4 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 46.6 80% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.7 112% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 24.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90% 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	71	59	165	0"	1280 720	LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	4,735x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,474x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,636x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16