MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 13:59
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$123 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 281 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 922 89% 731 Pts	64-Core 1175 73% 1175 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 103 Parallax 94.6 80% 98.5 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 95 Splatting 81 75% 93 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 314 113 49 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 493 Write 425 Mixed 396 SusWrite 106 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 11.3 57% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 22.7 DQ Mixed 34 37% 66.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 170 168 175 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 125 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 169 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 63%

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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	7	5	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,728x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,297x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,472x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,571x
RTX 3060Nvidia $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,712x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,634x

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	766x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	556x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	953x
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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,010

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16