MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 310% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 330% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	325% 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	177% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '24 at 17:05
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$250 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1121 101% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,798 111% 1,798 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,782 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 510B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	325% Outstanding	Lighting 477 Reflection 574 Parallax 743 389% 598 fps	MRender 522 Gravity 563 Splatting 303 363% 463 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 1TB 4,468 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 954 805 974 554 278 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,590 Write 950 Mixed 854 SusWrite 753 231% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 39 143% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 492 385% 517 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 277%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 974GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1960 1946 1959 1947 1956 1968 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,375 Write 2,139 Mixed 2,164 SusWrite 1956 486% 2,159 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 76.7 245% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 847 633% 850 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 526%
Wl3000gsa6472e 1 3TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 130 135 133 133 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 121 Write 145 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 93%
Asmedia ASM1053E 750GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 44GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 37 38 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 16.2 Write 37.5 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 37.7 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x16GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 107%

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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	69	57	120	48.8"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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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	4,751x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,302x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,479x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,581x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,717x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,641x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	872x
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 $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	954x
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: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $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 $44	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