MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	369% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 18:17
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 986 99% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,298 80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 83.7 49% 69.3 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 47.3 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 805GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2517 2528 2380 1469 1424 1419 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,751 Write 2,521 Mixed 1,733 SusWrite 1,956 503% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.5 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 1,083 816% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 414%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 453 453 453 453 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 454 Mixed 420 SusWrite 455 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 32.2 137% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 50.2 112% 229 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 928GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 124 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 122 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 125 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 177 181 184 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 102 Write 118 Mixed 76 SusWrite 176 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 28.7 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 31.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,243x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,182x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,118x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,451x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,345x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
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 $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	697x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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