MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,187 106% 897 Pts	64-Core 2,095 130% 2,095 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 139 Parallax 132 111% 136 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 137 Splatting 116 99% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 642GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 451 453 456 453 458 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 446 Mixed 274 SusWrite 452 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 39.5 125% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 393GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 482 480 480 427 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 483 Mixed 460 SusWrite 439 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 52.7 175% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 89 89 89 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61% Good	Read 273 Write 121 Mixed 176 SusWrite 91.8 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 33.9 130% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 93.5 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 103 78% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 183GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 106 105 103 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 128 Write 115 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 102 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 218GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 171 171 169 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 190 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 169 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 4x8GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 138%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,355 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,281x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,194x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,309x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,121x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,469x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,351x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	864x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
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
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16