MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	450% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 11:11
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900F-$240 3,566 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 178 2-Core 357 112% 209 Pts	4-Core 682 8-Core 1,340 120% 1,011 Pts	64-Core 1,202 74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Lighting 98.3 Reflection 94.4 Parallax 89 80% 93.9 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 84.2 Splatting 75.5 61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3217 3351 1913 1555 1551 1551 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	450% Outstanding	Read 3,003 Write 3,409 Mixed 3,121 SusWrite 2,190 661% 2,931 MB/s	4K Read 85.6 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 122 403% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,797 DQ Write 1,368 DQ Mixed 1,524 1,156% 1,563 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 450% Great: 488%
Intel Optane+2.7TBHDD 16 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 284GB free Firmware: 18.31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 166 166 92 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x16GB 1,906 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 50.6 MC Write 49.7 MC Mixed 43 136% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 36.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%

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

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,934x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	669x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	947x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	775x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	398x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	245x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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