MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '24 at 19:41
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$118 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 5 GHz, turbo 5.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 273 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 815 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 560.38 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 90.5 Reflection 87.9 Parallax 82.1 74% 86.8 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 66.7 65% 81.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000G 1TB 18,978 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 333 224 17 15 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,229 Write 1,398 Mixed 939 SusWrite 176 209% 935 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 20.9 124% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 604 DQ Write 614 DQ Mixed 435 375% 551 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 246%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 217GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 147 145 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 83 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 147 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8MG02AA# 2x8GB 133 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 25.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% 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 39: 0P 2R 6G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	63%	30	183	12	144	23.5"	1920 1009	MSI3BA0 MSI G24C4

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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 - $190

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,757x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,308x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,482x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,722x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
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	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $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