MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 Z490-A PRO Aegis RS
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	6.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 07:46
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,059 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1599 99% 1599 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 176 Parallax 182 146% 179 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 158 Splatting 131 129% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU720 1TB 2,241 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 521GB free (System drive) Firmware: N200409a SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 4.6 67 8 18 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 458 Write 126 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 26.7 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 25.8 101% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 42.6 DQ Mixed 65.7 71% 125 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 105%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 91 91 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 79.3 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 90.7 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 164% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 19 19 18 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 108 Write 37.7 Mixed 14 SusWrite 19.3 46% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 39% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 28%
Generic Flash Disk 30GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 6GB free, PID 0027 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 2.5 2.4 4.7 4.1 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Read 4.5 Write 3 Mixed 5 SusWrite 3.6 5% 4.03 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 26.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 8R 4G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	37%	59	314	244	240	27"	1920 1080	LEN66AA Y25-25

History: Score 22: 3R 1G 4B | Score 62: 8R 4G 10B

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,743x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,300x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,477x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,577x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,716x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,640x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	587x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16