MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	207% 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	185% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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	14.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 17:52
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 283 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 920 90% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 274 Parallax 563 210% 365 fps	MRender 434 Gravity 221 Splatting 367 280% 341 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 250GB 3,637 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0285 SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 830 357 98 51 62 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 835 Mixed 641 SusWrite 374 188% 853 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 61.5 228% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 518 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 552 447% 620 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 233%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 131GB free Firmware: DEMA SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 102 Write 93 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 58.3 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 372% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 65%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 2,959 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 246GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 39.1 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 41 27% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 63%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 78GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 97 98 98 96 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 83.4 Write 82.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 97.6 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 79%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 116GB free Firmware: DEMA SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 93.3 Write 87.2 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 61 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 349% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/16G KHX2666C16/8G 24GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3333, 3333 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.7% Above average	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 17.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 90%

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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	55	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7004 SAMSUNG

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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	4,743x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,576x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	587x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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