MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	141% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 13:05
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,110 101% 848 Pts	64-Core 1,961 121% 1,961 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$435 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 239 Parallax 295 217% 267 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 226 Splatting 171 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS2000G 2TB 7,135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 816GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 485 566 183 693 437 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,196 Write 424 Mixed 831 SusWrite 483 163% 734 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 21.4 130% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 506 392% 553 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 255%
Toshiba HDWD220 2TB 3,711 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2TB free Firmware: KP000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 179 177 181 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 178 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 257% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4R.8FE 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 119%

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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	63	45	240	24.5"	1920 1057	DELA1C2 DELL S2522HG

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,756x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,584x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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