MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	194% 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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 75.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 292 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,168 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 2,108 130% 2,108 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 115 Parallax 127 102% 122 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 336GB free Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1306 741 80 71 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,316 Write 1,536 Mixed 1,167 SusWrite 646 262% 1,166 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.1 182% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 897 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 923 669% 867 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 296%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1253 580 581 575 582 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 1,391 Mixed 473 SusWrite 772 227% 1,018 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44.5 156% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 761 615% 870 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 254%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 105GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 73.3 Write 99.3 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 100 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 84%

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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	7	6	144	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,703x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,282x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,463x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,558x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,700x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	868x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	762x
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	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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