MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 70% Battleship


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 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	390% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D09
Motherboard	MSI Z590-A PRO (MS-7D09) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220519
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 22:01
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i5-11600KF-$157 9,286 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 299 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 885 92% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 85.9 77% 89.8 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 71.9 68% 85.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2992 1194 942 964 955 958 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 2,997 Write 3,307 Mixed 2,915 SusWrite 1,334 593% 2,638 MB/s	4K Read 83.2 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 121 401% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,632 DQ Write 1,254 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,055% 1,426 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 442%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 466GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 991 972 992 996 991 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,993 Write 2,088 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 1,053 380% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 77.9 291% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,750 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1503 1,135% 1,530 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 180 169 187 187 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 120 Write 155 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 176 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 106%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 169 167 169 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 133 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 166 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 25.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.6 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,933x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	1,505x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	669x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	946x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	922x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	774x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	442x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	411x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	397x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	340x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	243x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	213x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $873

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