MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	114% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '21 at 08:08
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 847 78% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,268 78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 297 Parallax 189 149% 223 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 298 367 370 372 372 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 443 SusWrite 352 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 55.2 181% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 126%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 694GB free Firmware: SE0ZB4A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 98 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 79.1 Write 83.7 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 98 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF2X08QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27.1 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 112%

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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	6	165	31.5"	1280 720	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,178 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,561x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	947x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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