MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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	83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 02:55
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 132 56% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 555 53% 440 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 123 Parallax 126 108% 127 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 105 Splatting 91.3 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 226 244 215 219 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 450 Write 248 Mixed 213 SusWrite 231 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 28.3 127% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 177 166% 260 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 83%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$114 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 742GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 478 475 478 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 460 Mixed 435 SusWrite 474 99% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 51.5 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 198 196 199 198 200 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 190 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 196 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 113%
Seagate ST9160412ASG 160GB-$50 704 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 106GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 76.8 Write 75.3 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 80.5 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 28.1 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 17.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	15%	120	300	218	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

History: Score 34: 2R 5G 9B | Score 46: 5R 4G 9B

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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 - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,697x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,278x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,458x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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