MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% 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	380% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 00:50
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 289 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 1,014 92% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,515 94% 1,515 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 245 Parallax 314 238% 284 fps	MRender 301 Gravity 228 Splatting 168 183% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2241 2214 2249 2341 2349 2014 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2386 Mixed 2,313 SusWrite 2,235 532% 2,358 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 86.9 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1059 DQ Mixed 1,195 894% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 526%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 404 297 296 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 481 Mixed 460 SusWrite 375 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 57.6 190% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
Adata SU720 1TB 2,241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 334GB free Firmware: S190429a SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 472 476 474 471 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 479 Mixed 356 SusWrite 473 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 46.7 144% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 164 152% 235 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 BL8G30C15U4B.8FE BL8G30C15U4B.8FE 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0P 0R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	10%	40	218	60	240	27"	1920 1080	SAM727D Odyssey G40B

History: Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B | Score 6: 0P 0R 1G 3B

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,220 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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,718x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,288x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,705x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,015

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16