MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	246% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '23 at 21:38
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$108 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 264 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 781 85% 673 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gainward(10B0 2482) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 212 Parallax 205 190% 217 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 157 Splatting 128 141% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SSD 1TB 886 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0804A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1168 1151 1329 1251 1321 1450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,862 Write 1,456 Mixed 907 SusWrite 1,278 308% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 38.7 190% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 603 521% 758 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 227%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 39.8 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 0P 5R 10G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	31%	54	219	60	60	3.2"	1280 720	ROW0000 AAA

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,366 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,753x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,304x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,479x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,582x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,720x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,643x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	873x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	767x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	956x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	588x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	567x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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