MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 218% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	240% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '24 at 19:04
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$205 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 987 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,403 87% 1,403 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)-$780 8,750 User benchmarks, average bench 250% MSI(1462 513E) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	240% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 362 Parallax 429 277% 377 fps	MRender 485 Gravity 321 Splatting 226 268% 344 fps
Poor: 229% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 265%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 485GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1544 838 802 629 663 656 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 1,729 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 855 312% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.2 215% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 954 DQ Write 606 DQ Mixed 803 592% 788 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 276%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 78GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 198 188 188 187 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 472 Write 194 Mixed 227 SusWrite 190 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 16.2 108% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 29.4 50% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$48 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 339GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 163 162 161 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 145 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 163 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 122%

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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	23.5"	1280 720	IVM610E PL2481H

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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	4,827x
Core i5-10600KIntel $136Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,338x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $205Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,508x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,623x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,740x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,683x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	891x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $126Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	779x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	964x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	595x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	582x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342