MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 12:37
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 771 75% 618 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.1% Very good	Lighting 96.9 Reflection 90.7 Parallax 86 79% 91.2 fps	MRender 96.4 Gravity 89.6 Splatting 76.8 71% 87.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB 6,771 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,388 Write 1,516 Mixed 931 285% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 10.1 104% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 66.9 DQ Mixed 106 147% 291 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 270%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 57GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 111 117 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 138 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 115 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$41 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 20GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 79 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 76.8 Write 76.4 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 78.2 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GB 58,684 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 26.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 0P 5R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	13%	87	216	58	75	27"	1920 1080	ACR079F QG271

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $255Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,938x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,506x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	672x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	950x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	926x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	776x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	400x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	247x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $867

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