MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	232% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 15:01
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 252 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 880 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 776 796 771 814 778 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,812 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,814 SusWrite 850 375% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.5 215% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 671 DQ Mixed 859 654% 894 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 472%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 179GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 475 475 463 450 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 476 Mixed 460 SusWrite 466 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 53 176% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 274GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 100 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 169 Write 151 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 106 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.6 12% 4.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 0.9 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 23%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 98 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 92 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 98.5 123% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 114%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,302 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	4,266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,186x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,305x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,458x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	862x
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	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	699x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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