MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.1% 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	212% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 20:02
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 271 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,039 100% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,593 99% 1,593 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 165 Parallax 106 92% 128 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 138 Splatting 120 102% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 466 460 457 445 449 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1535 Write 1,711 Mixed 1419 SusWrite 469 288% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.9 251% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,160 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 1,022 755% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 276%
Lexar 240GB SSD 240GB 2,181 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 120GB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 96%
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 11GB free Firmware: UI510000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 453 Write 257 Mixed 264 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 19.4 79% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 57.1 DQ Mixed 38.5 42% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 52%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 81GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 40 41 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	13.7% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 41.8 Mixed 35 SusWrite 40.4 9% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 7.8 28% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 8.1 9% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 3,232 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 377GB free Firmware: 3202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 30 28 29 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 39.9 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 28.9 25% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 132% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD4AGU880-36A180U 2x16GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.6 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 126%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,267 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 - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,250x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,183x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,454x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,346x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
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	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	698x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	348x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $922

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16