MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 228% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 232% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	323% 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.

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, 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 23:00
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1,140 107% 890 Pts	64-Core 1722 107% 1722 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3897) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 285 Parallax 323 267% 312 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 261 Splatting 190 208% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 225%

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% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 1227 1388 1428 1417 1387 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2555 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,815 SusWrite 1318 452% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.3 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,219 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1022 776% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 410%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 567GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 375 426 450 450 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 348 Write 106 Mixed 129 SusWrite 408 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 34.2 117% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 209 151% 191 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 379 379 373 374 381 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 33 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%

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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	8	6	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,698x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,698x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
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	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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