MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '22 at 11:01
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 856 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,274 79% 1,274 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 202 Parallax 209 180% 210 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 146 Splatting 121 130% 165 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S1024G 1TB 14,174 User benchmarks, average bench 406% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 730 Write 2,581 Mixed 905 320% 1,405 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 67.1 255% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 962 729% 987 MB/s
Poor: 239% Great: 591%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 445GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 255 271 257 257 258 MB/s Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.3% Very good	Read 264 Write 256 Mixed 244 SusWrite 277 59% 260 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 33.7 116% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 212 181% 264 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 914GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 212 213 213 211 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 166 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 211 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 36.4 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) Builds (Compare 9,123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,929x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,500x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	668x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	942x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	921x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	773x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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