MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	191% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 12:02
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,212 112% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,764 109% 1,764 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (76 fps cap detected)	62% Good	Lighting 76 Reflection 76 Parallax 76 62% 76 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 76 Splatting 76 62% 76 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 503GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1596 1416 98 89 88 95 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,123 Write 1,686 Mixed 1,235 SusWrite 564 260% 1152 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 69.7 248% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 716 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 884 643% 826 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 299%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 129GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 290 231 216 215 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 449 Mixed 317 SusWrite 261 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 39.6 149% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 182 164% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 471GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 105 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 75.6 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 103 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 30 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 99%

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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	12	10	75	34.1"	1280 720	GSM5AFB LG ULTRAWIDE

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,465x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	564x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $930

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 $45	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