MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	224% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 09:11
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1100 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,953 121% 1,953 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 144 Splatting 144 118% 144 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1723 690 208 245 180 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,614 Write 2,091 Mixed 1,772 SusWrite 529 338% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 75.1 251% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 1,086 816% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 365%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 333GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 144 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 129 Mixed 66 SusWrite 145 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 104%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 97GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 137 137 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 136 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 104%
ST2000DM 001-1CH164 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 198 197 198 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 182 Write 127 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 196 194% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%
ST330006 50NS 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 112 114 116 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.7% Above average	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 70 SusWrite 114 148% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%
ST330006 50NS 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 984GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 111 114 115 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.1% Above average	Read 123 Write 126 Mixed 69 SusWrite 113 144% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 52%
ST330006 50NS 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.8 1.5 1 1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.6% Poor	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 1.1 89% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 120%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $184

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,282x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,194x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,310x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,122x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,469x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,352x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	865x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	351x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16