MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.5% 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	304% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '21 at 01:12
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 174 2-Core 343 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,035 103% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.5% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 99.6 Parallax 90.2 82% 96.6 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 79.2 72% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 850 848 847 844 842 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,607 Write 2,387 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 863 400% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.4 293% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 1207 DQ Mixed 1221 929% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 401GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 1188 616 598 597 596 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 912 Write 1,214 Mixed 646 SusWrite 798 201% 892 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 71 266% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 1,285 DQ Mixed 851 749% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GSXFB 2x16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 40.2 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 36.4 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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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	921x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	774x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $865

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 $179	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