MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.4% 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	113% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 12:44
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,184 109% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,792 111% 1,792 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 102 Parallax 94.4 85% 100 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 82.3 77% 96.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L2 128GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT21L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 130 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 337 SusWrite 138 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 61.2 221% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 312 247% 343 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 102%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 284GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 433 430 428 407 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,354 Write 1,196 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 602 255% 1,135 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 78.1 277% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 1,307 970% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 253%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 132GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 451 455 459 459 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 464 Mixed 425 SusWrite 452 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 35.1 175% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 48.3 102% 206 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 929GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 99.6 62% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 28.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 32 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $174

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,305x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,203x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,315x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,134x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,472x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,357x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	867x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	560x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,032

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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