MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 03 '21 at 16:05
Run Duration262 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 793
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 1,039
64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.4% Good
Lighting 91.6
Reflection 88.8
Parallax 76.8
75% 85.7 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 79.6
Splatting 71.2
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 73%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Device(1642 3E32) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Lighting 24.5
Reflection 20.1
Parallax 20.7
20% 21.8 fps
MRender 24.8
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 16.4
17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.9 0.7 4 4.5 4.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
1.69% Terrible
Read 3.2
Write 2.7
Mixed 5
SusWrite 2.5
2% 3.35 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 1.69%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.8% Above average
MC Read 24
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 15.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 46: 5R 4G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
46% 53% 34 106 5 60 27" 1920 1080 ACR0560 GF276
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,313 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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