MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	23.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 13:09
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,052 98% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,523 94% 1,523 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.82 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 4.6 Parallax 7.7 5% 6.1 fps	MRender 3.8 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 6.7 5% 5.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 47 48 50 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 90 90 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 173 Write 149 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 90.9 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 34 35 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 33.7 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 34.3 46% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 28.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 104%

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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	60	27"	1280 720	DEL423A DELL S2722DGM

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,723x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16