MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% 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	241% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	May 19 '24 at 10:00
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 281 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 869 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 91.9 54% 74.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 76.5 Splatting 48 50% 63.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$77 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 901 675 643 543 560 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,013 Write 2,255 Mixed 1,834 SusWrite 810 388% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.9 226% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,100 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 884 667% 904 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 347%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 184GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 109 102 96 96 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 432 Write 229 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 110 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 0.2 65% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 7.2 40% 93.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 129 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 129 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 28.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.1% 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 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	144	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,396 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

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	1,484x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,585x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,723x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,646x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	874x
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	957x
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) $29	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