MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	223% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '23 at 19:26
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700F 21,161 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 73.8 1-Core 167 2-Core 331 100% 190 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,155 107% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,539 95% 1,539 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Sapphire(174B A617) ≥ 4GB; sapphire rtx 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3499 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 191 Parallax 172 167% 189 fps	MRender 159 Gravity 126 Splatting 109 105% 131 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB 6,790 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21113000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 423 309 311 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,507 Write 1,561 Mixed 1229 SusWrite 426 264% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 73.9 280% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 978 777% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 385GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 434 422 433 428 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 432 SusWrite 434 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 60.7 203% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 215GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 444 416 294 295 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 468 Mixed 453 SusWrite 363 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 60.1 201% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 335 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 127%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 544GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 151 154 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 153 Mixed 105 SusWrite 155 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AM2P32NC8W1-BCFS 2x8GB 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 19 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 22.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 61: 0P 5R 10G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	13%	78	159	4	120	27"	1280 720	AUS2708 VG2791R

History: Score 28: 0P 2R 5G 3B | Score 61: 0P 5R 10G 6B

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,297 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	4,736x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,299x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,574x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,637x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,017

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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