MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	274% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Micro-Star US Desktop Z490-A PRO Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	31.5 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	22.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '24 at 02:09
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,061 98% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,909 118% 1,909 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 253 Parallax 172 165% 209 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1344 914 914 916 637 849 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 1,691 Mixed 1,356 SusWrite 929 356% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 74.1 252% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1220 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 510 498% 805 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 58GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2498 Write 2,315 Mixed 2,237 524% 2,350 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 81.3 266% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 870 664% 911 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 883GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 203 203 201 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 167 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 202 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 04CB DDR4 3600 04CB DDR4 3600 04CB DDR4 3600 48GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 0P 3R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	42%	31	215	58	165	38.5"	1280 720	SPT0FCD Sceptre Y40

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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	2,287x
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	554x

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	565x

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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