MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 107% 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	221% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

10 months ago, 8 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '24 at 04:11
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,011 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,531 95% 1,531 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 123 Parallax 128 111% 129 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 105 Splatting 91.4 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB S 371 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303226 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 975 999 997 348 936 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,427 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,551 SusWrite 961 358% 1,581 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.2 207% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 883 668% 902 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 279%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 59GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 50GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 102 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 384 Write 97 Mixed 137 SusWrite 100 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 8.8 71% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 69.8 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 14.1 27% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 4x8GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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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	60	60	32"	1280 720	HWP3338 HP Pavilion32

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,737x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,475x

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	1,639x

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	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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 i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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