MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
Boot Drive	266% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 02:43
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 967 95% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,468 91% 1,468 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 199 Parallax 207 181% 209 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1646 974 919 970 920 961 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,819 SusWrite 1065 401% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 69.3 244% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1187 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 1,059 782% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 349%
WD easystore 240GB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 126GB free Firmware: EF430400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 149 144 143 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 450 Write 306 Mixed 318 SusWrite 174 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 17.1 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 36.3 48% 85.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 189GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 97 98 101 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 56.7 Write 18.5 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 97.9 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 82 81 89 91 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 201 Write 74.5 Mixed 79 SusWrite 86.2 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 135 137 138 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 91.5 Write 116 Mixed 73 SusWrite 134 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 24.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 6R 4G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	54%	37	321	250	144	24"	1920 1080	AUS24A3 MG248

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,134 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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,279x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,459x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,552x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,697x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	760x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	945x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	580x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	563x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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