MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	211% 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	81.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	32.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '24 at 17:16
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$126 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 243 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 735 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$773 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% MSI(1462 5132) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 295 Reflection 297 Parallax 341 241% 311 fps	MRender 434 Gravity 272 Splatting 198 234% 301 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 137 21 161 125 20 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 403 SusWrite 127 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 35.3 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 207 187% 283 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 97%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 289GB free Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2245 2012 2234 1517 633 531 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,349 Write 2,297 Mixed 2,060 SusWrite 1,529 463% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 62.7 220% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,061 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 941 702% 938 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 507%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 282GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 153 156 155 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 127 Write 129 Mixed 75 SusWrite 155 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.4 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 112%

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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	70	58	144	24"	1280 720	GSM5B73 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,389 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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 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 $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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