MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '23 at 03:32
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,109 98% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,887 117% 1,887 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 201 Parallax 192 174% 202 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 56 30 50 32 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 449 Write 376 Mixed 314 SusWrite 65.4 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 16.8 74% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 18.9 26% 45.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 803GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 115 113 112 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 73.3 Write 124 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 111 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 106%
Initio INIC-1610P 1TB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 664GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 40.4 Write 40.3 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 40.7 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 52% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 23%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 959GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 35.9 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 36.5 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 2x8GB 4,507 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.6% Very good	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 99%

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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	58	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27C4 VC279

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,311 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	4,739x
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 $171	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