MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	394% 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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230828
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 04:37
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 i5-11400-$136 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 854 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,058 65% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.8% Very good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 88 Parallax 81.5 72% 85.9 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 70.8 69% 86.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$135 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2287 2314 2352 2429 2225 2140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 2,482 Mixed 2,260 SusWrite 2,291 542% 2,405 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 82.7 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1,234 DQ Mixed 1,336 1,004% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 685%
WDC WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 6.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 219 209 210 212 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 256 Write 245 Mixed 116 SusWrite 212 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 1.9 10% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 2.2 2% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 29%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 126 127 121 127 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 129 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 127 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 97%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 150 144 136 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 110 Write 113 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 142 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 35.2 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 122%

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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	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	DELA193 DELL S2721Q

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,740x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,575x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	586x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16