MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.3% 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	201% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	39.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 17:01
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 975 91% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8732) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 131 Parallax 113 96% 121 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 97 Splatting 94.7 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 822 522 298 273 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,561 Write 1,768 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 564 294% 1,308 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.2 217% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 587 DQ Mixed 819 612% 826 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 269%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 205 209 205 196 210 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 96.9 Write 122 Mixed 87 SusWrite 202 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3600C16-16GTZRC 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3600C16-16GTZRC 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 32.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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: 0P 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%	8	214	57	165	34"	1280 720	SPT8542 Sceptre O34

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,713x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,286x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,467x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,565x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,702x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	582x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $924

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16