MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 06:20
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 251 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,000 96% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,424 88% 1,424 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2385 MHz, MLim: 4899 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 462.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 276 Parallax 2.1 17% 99.6 fps	MRender 1.1 Gravity 249 Splatting 3.1 63% 84.5 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB 11,097 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 64 53 58 58 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62% Good	Read 349 Write 231 Mixed 196 SusWrite 65.4 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 19.1 110% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 185 158% 238 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 259%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 697GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 120 121 118 121 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 131 Write 105 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 118 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 3.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 19.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 22.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 118%

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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	5	165	27"	1280 720	HPN3673 OMEN 27i IPS

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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 - $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