MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 00:35
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 217
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 935
83% 704 Pts
64-Core 2,078
129% 2,078 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3547 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 152
Parallax 156
126% 154 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 134
Splatting 118
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4004RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 81 55 30 18 8.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 450
Write 376
Mixed 328
SusWrite 57.9
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 17.1
71% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 98.4
DQ Mixed 35.6
34% 51 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
267GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 152 153 150 154 155 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 82.8
Write 112
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 153
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
376GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 138 139 140 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 105
Write 127
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 140
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 27.7
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 26.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.5%
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 16,320 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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