MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$117 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 758 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 1025 63% 1025 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372C) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Lighting 35.4 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 32.3 29% 33.9 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 23.1 25% 31.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 931GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1999 2052 2090 2032 2043 2054 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 2,136 Mixed 1742 SusWrite 2,045 423% 1,863 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.2 246% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1127 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 856 642% 870 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 35 48 130 174 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 142 Write 94.5 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 96.3 67% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 23: 2R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
23%	26%	34	106	2	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D2C C24F390

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Typical Z490-A PRO (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 20,131 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	2,278x
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 $46

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