MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	149% 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	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '24 at 17:31
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$118 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 792 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 987 61% 987 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 210 Parallax 200 178% 209 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$105 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 79 79 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 434 Write 84.5 Mixed 124 SusWrite 78.3 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 23.5 98% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 76.3 DQ Mixed 117 90% 126 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8266.C16FP 2x16GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 94%

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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	67	58	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,369 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	4,753x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,304x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,583x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,720x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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