MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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 Drive186% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 16:39
Run Duration240 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 287
100% 180 Pts
4-Core 642
8-Core 1,199
110% 920 Pts
64-Core 1,762
109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 177
Parallax 172
162% 183 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 139
Splatting 120
118% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 138%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1440 811 387 162 136 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1570
Write 1,734
Mixed 1,364
SusWrite 513
291% 1,295 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 61.3
204% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,110
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 71.9
199% 453 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 186%
Great: 276%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB
141GB free
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 25 316 441 442 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 512
Write 439
Mixed 414
SusWrite 214
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 17.9
77% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 0.6
66% 155 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 99%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
914GB free
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1560 1557 1569 1568 1568 1571 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1671
Write 1,587
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 1,566
340% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 71.2
234% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 919
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 310
317% 531 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 264%
Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130
502GB free
Firmware: M0CR070
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 469 367 359 362 367 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 408
Write 472
Mixed 364
SusWrite 399
93% 411 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 31.7
102% 35.7 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 46.6
DQ Mixed 79.5
69% 107 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 30
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 44.5
SC Mixed 30.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 119%

 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 6 144 24" 1280 720 ACI24A4 VG248
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,273 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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