MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.5% 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	221% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	35.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 00:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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 i7-10700-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 80.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 236 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 724 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 129 Parallax 123 104% 126 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 117 Splatting 81.6 88% 112 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 775 773 796 802 801 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,001 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,439 SusWrite 808 355% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.8 198% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 672 503% 676 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 285GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 142 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 171 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 138 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.9% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 21.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 1R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	12%	48	106	6	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D20 S24F350

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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%

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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	4,703x
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