MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	48.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 15:33
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 170 2-Core 344 103% 196 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,140 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,649 102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.7 84% 104 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 101 Splatting 96.5 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 300GB-$289 2,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 138 162 155 89 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 243 Write 208 Mixed 165 SusWrite 122 41% 184 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 21.9 66% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 66.7 58% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%
Crucial MTFDDAK1T0TBN 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 853GB free Firmware: M0MA031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 447 465 465 463 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 466 Mixed 380 SusWrite 437 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 39.7 137% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 331 246% 327 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Teclast 360GB A850 360GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3GB free Firmware: V8301c50 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 300 Write 362 Mixed 315 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 28.6 106% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 11.6 64% 143 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 89%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 498GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 142 147 148 153 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 113 Write 126 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 150 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 177% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 403GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 141 141 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 139 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 140 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FBR Hynix HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH CT16G4DFD824A.C16FBR Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3E1 64GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns

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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	69	57	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D32 C27F390

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,717x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,287x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,704x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	565x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16