MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 00:50
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 892 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 1205 75% 1205 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.9.1 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 125 Parallax 154 87% 129 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 113 Splatting 83.6 79% 98.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG GAMMIX S11 P 1TB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 270% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: T8EA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 959 937 938 905 901 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,350 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 975 351% 1,578 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 73.9 242% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 634 539% 794 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 358%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 29 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 96%

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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	165	27"	1280 720	GBT270B G27QC

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,188 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $149

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,710x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,562x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	948x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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