MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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	88 GB free of 96 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '23 at 22:35
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$136 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 78.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 831 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 991 61% 991 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 5.9 Parallax 4.9 4% 5.1 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,979 Write 3,650 Mixed 2,713 698% 3,114 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 75.4 262% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 811 DQ Write 655 DQ Mixed 712 539% 726 MB/s
Poor: 234% Great: 494%
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 85GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 221 219 212 224 226 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 239 Mixed 207 SusWrite 224 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 37.1 142% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 239 205% 304 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 105%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 59GB free Firmware: V2.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 97 104 104 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 466 Write 353 Mixed 311 SusWrite 144 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 11.6 82% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 17.7 49% 101 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 127GB free Firmware: 02.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 81 80 81 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 93.2 Write 87.7 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 80.1 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 897GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 93 101 100 100 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 117 Write 71.6 Mixed 51 SusWrite 99.9 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 156% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 76%
Qnap iSCSI Storage 644GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 61GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 38 35 44 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 71.4 Write 85.7 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 40.4 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.8 555% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 194GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 84 83 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 122 Write 95.1 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 84.5 122% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 61%
ST332062 0AS 320GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 115GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 55 54 54 55 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 48.1 Write 55.2 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 53.9 67% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/32GX KHX2666C16D4/32GX KF3200C16D4/32GX 95GB 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 32767, 32767, 32767 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 37.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns

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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	21	0	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,296 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,736x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,637x

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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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