MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	163% 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	277% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210218
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 08:03
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 267 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,226 109% 923 Pts	64-Core 2,132 132% 2,132 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 220 Parallax 214 197% 225 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 163 Splatting 131 143% 182 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 686GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 1360 1320 1300 1298 1295 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 2,314 Mixed 1,713 SusWrite 1,283 420% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 70 227% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 903 679% 919 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 410%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 193 200 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 171 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 197 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 4,627 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 64.8% 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 68: 9R 6G 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
68%	53%	38	310	230	60	23.8"	2560 1440	BNQ801B BenQ LCD

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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 $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,929x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,500x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	668x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	942x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	921x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	773x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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