MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	90.8% 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	113% 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	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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 23:28
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$255 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 184 2-Core 365 111% 211 Pts	4-Core 708 8-Core 1,257 118% 983 Pts	64-Core 1,787 111% 1,787 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8733) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 130 Parallax 110 92% 118 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 95.6 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 618GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 403 412 438 440 424 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 437 Mixed 395 SusWrite 422 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 51.5 174% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 329 251% 339 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Amd-raid WDC WD40EZAZ-00Z 4TB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 72 72 65 66 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 106 Write 67.1 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 70.8 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 36.2 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 116%

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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	8	5	60	26.9"	1280 720	BNQ7F47 BenQ SW2700

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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	1,468x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,568x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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	764x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $40	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