MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	220% 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	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '24 at 03:43
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 907 84% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,282 79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 104%

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: 552.22 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 174 Parallax 161 146% 171 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 133 Splatting 116 114% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 677 659 721 700 684 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 2,052 Write 1,754 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 768 334% 1,495 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 50.7 177% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 959 DQ Write 701 DQ Mixed 770 592% 810 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 875GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 153 105 156 155 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 120 Write 136 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 142 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,270 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 23.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 135%

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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	46	14	165	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0750 VG240Y S

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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	4,754x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,305x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,480x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,583x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,720x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,644x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,016

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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