MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210114
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 11:28
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 78.5 1-Core 174 2-Core 329 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 999 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1278 79% 1278 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8549) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.8% Good	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 103 Parallax 92.2 59% 89.3 fps	MRender 90.2 Gravity 91 Splatting 78.7 70% 86.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 453 297 299 299 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 463 Mixed 434 SusWrite 350 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 56 186% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 655GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 98.6 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 99.2 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 240GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 88 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 95.8 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 87.7 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 20.8 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 56: 6R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
56%	26%	68	332	257	144	31.5"	2560 1440	ACR067E ED323QUR A

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,932x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,503x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	669x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	946x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	921x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	774x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $854

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 $45	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