MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	366% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '24 at 20:33
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,063 95% 800 Pts	64-Core 2,004 124% 2,004 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% MSI(1462 5173) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 180 Parallax 196 159% 190 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 160 Splatting 120 144% 185 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 2119 2338 2350 2354 2351 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,459 Write 2263 Mixed 2,260 SusWrite 2,300 523% 2,320 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 82.7 270% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,076 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 983 732% 974 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 515%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 904GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1740 1745 1745 1748 1750 1746 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,116 Write 1,713 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 1,746 332% 1,460 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 70.1 244% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 718 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 889 671% 885 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 299%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4R.8FE 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 26.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 61: 0P 5R 9G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	66%	35	217	58	240	27"	1280 720	SAM727D Odyssey G40B

History: Score 59: 0P 5R 8G 10B | Score 61: 0P 5R 9G 9B

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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	4,771x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,314x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,488x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,592x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,727x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,654x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	589x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	570x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16