MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	154% 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	254% 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	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '24 at 09:20
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$144 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 845 84% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 215 Parallax 210 186% 218 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 156 Splatting 137 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 552 537 527 520 517 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,433 Write 2,233 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 584 380% 1,703 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.6 258% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1122 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 925 690% 926 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 340%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 105GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 77 88 87 46 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 445 Write 84.7 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 82.2 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.4 33% 8.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 58%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 232GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 460 461 461 460 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 461 Mixed 368 SusWrite 460 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 40.6 141% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 253 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 172 186 185 187 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 293GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 136 136 135 137 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 173 Write 156 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 135 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 168 169 168 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 118 Write 100 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 167 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%
TOSHIBA STOR.E ALU 2S 1TB 946 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 342GB free, PID 0b1a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 50.6 Write 56.6 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 63.8 65% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB 2,384 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 33.6 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 30.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16