MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '23 at 04:30
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$125 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 838 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1346) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 545.84 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.8% Very good	Lighting 90.3 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 82.3 74% 87 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 70.2 68% 85.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,551 Write 1,594 Mixed 1,238 326% 1,461 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 68.4 237% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 968 730% 986 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 132GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 109 103 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 82.4 Write 80 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 106 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 57% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 23.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.9% 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%	9	196	14	144	27"	2560 1377	GSM5B7F 27GL850

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,433 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,766x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,313x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,487x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,591x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,727x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,651x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	589x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	570x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16