MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	132% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 08:13
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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 i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 74.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 304 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 931 92% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,187 74% 1,187 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% XFX(1682 9470) CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.3% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 68.8 36% 57 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 42.5 41% 51.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 47%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 728GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 474 475 478 476 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 476 Mixed 450 SusWrite 475 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.8 217% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16