MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 27% Raft


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	250% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 14:16
Run Duration	357 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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 i7-11700K-$255 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 173 2-Core 313 101% 189 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,104 106% 872 Pts	64-Core 1641 102% 1641 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia T400 717 User benchmarks, average bench 18% Nvidia(10DE 1489) 2GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.47 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.3 Reflection 23.6 Parallax 19.5 17% 21.5 fps	MRender 25.7 Gravity 19.5 Splatting 22.1 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 19%
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7D09) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	5.81% Terrible	Lighting 8.8 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 10.5 7% 11 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 3% 4.43 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.81% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1042 641 655 640 662 628 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,972 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,696 SusWrite 712 365% 1,626 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 72.5 248% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,615 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 393 492% 899 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 297%
Toshiba HDWD240 4TB 4,401 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 579GB free Firmware: KQ000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 104 108 105 109 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 187 Write 203 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 108 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 20%
Toshiba HDWD240 4TB 4,401 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 143GB free Firmware: KQ000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 131 135 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 190 Write 191 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 120 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 20%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 649GB free Firmware: 0737 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 33.9 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 10.1 20% 26.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 103%
SAMSUNG HD203WI 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2TB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	9.73% Terrible	Read 34.9 Write 22.4 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 9.7 29% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.73% Great: 22%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 674GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 31.7 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 9.4 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4.5TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.7 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 33.2 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 9.8 35% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 2x8GB 5,496 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 27 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 110%

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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 $255Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,938x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	671x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	949x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	926x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	776x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	399x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	246x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16