MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	213% 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	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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '22 at 03:59
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$105 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 223 86% 148 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 627 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$593 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PwrHis(1787 2401) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 102 58% 80.9 fps	MRender 55.8 Gravity 78 Splatting 44.6 47% 59.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 569 471 447 453 462 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 2,173 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 596 363% 1,617 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.6 210% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 908 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 769 569% 758 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 347%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$48 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 29.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

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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	70	60	60	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $141

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $296Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,256x
Core i5-10600KIntel $185Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,596x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $260Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,031x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $560Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,735x
RTX 3080Nvidia $912Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,139x
RTX 3060Nvidia $325Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	1,081x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 332%, 443,394 samples	605x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	540x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $50Bench 289%, 406,008 samples	423x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	711x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	425x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	405x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $302	Nvidia RTX 3060 $325	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $450	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16