MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.7% 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 Drive287% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 23:26
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 272
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 794
76% 628 Pts
64-Core 1037
64% 1037 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 0.1
Parallax 155
97% 91.4 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 113
Splatting 78.9
78% 97.4 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 734 1432 1493 1509 1501 1542 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,119
Write 1,374
Mixed 1,189
SusWrite 1,368
338% 1,512 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 74.9
241% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 776
DQ Mixed 12.5
272% 662 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 287%
Great: 355%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 187 197 176 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 119
Mixed 57.6
SusWrite 181
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.3
406% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C16D4/8G KHX2666C16D4/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 21.8
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $941
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