MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90% 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	343% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 09:28
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$178 9,286 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 906 91% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 402B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 122 Parallax 108 93% 115 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 90.4 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 1053 1057 1071 1069 1063 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,892 Write 2,846 Mixed 2,739 SusWrite 1,089 537% 2,391 MB/s	4K Read 78.1 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 109 360% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,154 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1,065 802% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 442%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 319GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 116 156 215 206 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 455 Write 368 Mixed 283 SusWrite 209 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 13.2 57% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 25.7 41% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 667GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 136 138 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 105 SusWrite 136 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 751GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 163 169 169 167 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 105 Write 129 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 164 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 25.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 24 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 78.7% 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	9	7	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7706 LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 104%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) - $189

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,932x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	669x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	946x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	774x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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