MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	136% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 05:05
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 277 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,070 97% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 109% 126 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 105 Splatting 90.9 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 264 259 272 264 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 1161 Write 1,190 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 311 209% 934 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 40.2 186% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 310 235% 319 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 223%
Adata SP580 120GB 3,644 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 39GB free Firmware: V3.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 74 73 74 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 439 Write 378 Mixed 295 SusWrite 107 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 12.2 85% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 82.1 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 18 52% 106 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 70%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 103GB free Firmware: VA001C74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 420 419 419 419 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 417 Mixed 370 SusWrite 416 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 34.1 125% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 136 118% 168 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 250GB 1,357 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 233GB free Firmware: PB2AC60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 84 83 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 83.2 Write 81.9 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 82.7 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 47%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 186 187 188 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 26 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 111%

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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: 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	9	7	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR06AB SB220Q

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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 $209Bench 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 $179	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