MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	23 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 11:53
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$283 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 68.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 310 92% 176 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1036 101% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,544 96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$378 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 154 Parallax 156 130% 156 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2073 Write 1,890 Mixed 1,891 436% 1,951 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.2 208% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,013 766% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 236% Great: 477%
Sandisk SD6SB1M256G1001 256GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 74GB free Firmware: X232201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 364 353 358 395 391 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 428 Write 372 Mixed 206 SusWrite 343 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 30.4 119% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 124 125% 205 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 21.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 116 35% 116 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 121%

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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	120	27"	1280 720	PHLC27B 27M1N3500LS

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $257Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,355x
Core i5-10600KIntel $148Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,105x
Core i9-10850KIntel $280Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,369x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,372x
RTX 3060Nvidia $290Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,537x
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,521x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $77Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	813x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $45Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	710x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $31Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	524x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	891x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	545x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	527x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16