MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics148% 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 Drive242% 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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '21 at 22:19
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 193
2-Core 382
118% 223 Pts
4-Core 714
8-Core 1,129
113% 922 Pts
64-Core 1,384
86% 1,384 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 113%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 203
Parallax 197
176% 205 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 154
Splatting 136
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2211 2299 1331 770 633 551 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1260
Write 2,373
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 1,299
365% 1,606 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 32.1
162% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,414
DQ Write 1,485
DQ Mixed 1,382
1,058% 1,427 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 242%
Great: 281%
WD Blue 500GB-$87
181GB free
Firmware: X41000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 308 303 299 298 289 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 465
Mixed 340
SusWrite 318
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 50.1
175% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 247
204% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
739GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 446 467 469 468 453 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 461
Mixed 393
SusWrite 462
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 46.2
169% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 252
214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 115%
Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$39
906GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 106 103 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 122
Write 107
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 105
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3248 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 26.4
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 30.8
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 114%

 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 16,398 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 - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,014
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