MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	133% 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	249% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 23:03
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 841 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3973) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 230 Parallax 170 153% 196 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 631GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1403 1418 1444 1442 1397 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,464 Write 1,447 Mixed 1067 SusWrite 1420 304% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 68.2 228% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 273 332% 579 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 295%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 150 147 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 89 SusWrite 148 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

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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	56	144	27"	1280 720	ACR06CF VG270U P

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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 $69Bench 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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359