MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	216% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '23 at 09:43
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$233 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 315 88% 169 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,064 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,601 99% 1,601 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% XFX(1EAE 6601) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.7.1 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 137 Parallax 299 110% 190 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 148 Splatting 204 165% 203 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM90.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1187 1175 1209 1215 1216 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,025 Write 1,180 Mixed 1,025 SusWrite 1,025 240% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 67.2 241% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 645 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 654 550% 784 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 230%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 183 187 186 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 180 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 186 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 444GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 181 181 182 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 170 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 182 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D12.2324CH.002 2x8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.3 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 89%

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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%	0	70	59	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSC9239 VA2223-FHD

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,731x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,473x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,635x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	584x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16