MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	190% 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	257% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '23 at 01:54
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 218 85% 146 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 756 70% 586 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403E) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 316 Parallax 267 231% 289 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 211 Splatting 153 174% 223 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M390 1TB 3,138 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: EHFM31.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2011 915 2154 656 1621 1124 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,472 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,301 SusWrite 1,413 371% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.5 213% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,224 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,021 770% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 362%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 275GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 82 81 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 90.8 Write 95.2 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 80.7 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 75%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 76 76 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 67.4 Write 67.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 76 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R010D408GX2-3200C16A 2x8GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3291 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 25.9 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 27.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 106%

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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	67	55	144	27"	1920 1080	AOC2790 G2790G4

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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	4,740x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,476x

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	1,640x

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	585x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 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 i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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