MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 313% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 333% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	323% 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	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

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months 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 17:38
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$240 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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,119 102% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,863 115% 1,863 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,650 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 (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	323% Outstanding	Lighting 475 Reflection 574 Parallax 744 387% 598 fps	MRender 522 Gravity 564 Splatting 296 361% 461 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 1TB 4,468 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 960 795 823 961 798 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 950 Mixed 853 SusWrite 882 238% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 39.6 143% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 717 DQ Mixed 502 391% 522 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 277%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 974GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1956 1951 1965 1952 1949 1952 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 2,235 Mixed 2,187 SusWrite 1,954 494% 2,194 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 80.2 257% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 705 DQ Mixed 839 627% 839 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 508%
Wl3000gsa6472e 1 3TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 142 144 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 149 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 143 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 93%
Asmedia ASM1053E 750GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 44GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 39 39 36 39 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 30.4 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 37.7 21% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.1% 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)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 26.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 26.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.8% 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 - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,780x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,495x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,594x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,730x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,659x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	877x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $63Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	960x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	593x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

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Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $336