MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	20.5% 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	296% 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-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210618
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 01:13
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$255 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 186 2-Core 373 114% 216 Pts	4-Core 711 8-Core 1,287 120% 999 Pts	64-Core 1,745 108% 1,745 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 32.1 18% 27.4 fps	MRender 34.9 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 26.5 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1861 1891 1977 1396 291 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,309 Write 1,668 Mixed 1,465 SusWrite 1,284 324% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 94.7 326% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,602 DQ Write 1,296 DQ Mixed 1,238 984% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 295%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 292GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 71 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 96.9 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 70.8 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 101%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 25GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 95 98 99 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 90.3 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 98.7 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 2x8GB 5,496 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 110%

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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	28.8"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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 $255Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,938x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,506x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	672x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	950x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	926x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	776x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	400x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	247x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $867

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16