MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	347% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230828
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 00:24
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,184 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,920 119% 1,920 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580X 366 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 C580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 56.9 Parallax 88.6 50% 68.7 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 40.6 44% 56.2 fps
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 58%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c2000pro 1024G 1TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 638GB free (System drive) Firmware: HBAF28FT SusWrite @10s intervals: 1694 1787 1942 1942 1162 1099 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 2,002 Mixed 156 SusWrite 1,604 356% 1,604 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 89.9 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1329 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 688 633% 982 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 383%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 45GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 173 172 174 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 87.2 Write 106 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 172 70% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown VMA49UG-AMC1U2AV3 2x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 29.6 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 32.5 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 44 91% 44 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%

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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	180	31.5"	1920 1017	MSI3DA5 MSI MAG322CR

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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	4,764x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,311x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,485x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,590x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,724x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,647x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	768x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	957x
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: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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