MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	162% 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	29.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 765 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 994 62% 994 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 215 Parallax 210 196% 222 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 158 Splatting 129 140% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 5 72 3.4 5.4 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 499 Write 382 Mixed 6 SusWrite 30.4 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 30% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 101%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 638GB free Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 1706 1164 693 658 666 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,397 Write 1,678 Mixed 1320 SusWrite 1,101 362% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 73.4 255% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,070 DQ Write 833 DQ Mixed 579 534% 827 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 372%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB 5,813 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 918GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 8.4 8.9 9.2 9.3 9.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 15 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 8.8 11% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 19.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 79%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 Q27G2WG4

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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 - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,721x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,290x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,471x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,707x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	871x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	765x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	951x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	583x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	566x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16