MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	336% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 13:28
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 189 2-Core 366 113% 214 Pts	4-Core 739 8-Core 1109 115% 924 Pts	64-Core 1,412 87% 1,412 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 115 Parallax 121 100% 120 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 106 Splatting 99.3 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1986 2149 1288 499 497 501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,212 Write 2,410 Mixed 2,078 SusWrite 1,153 442% 1,963 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 94.7 361% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,366 DQ Mixed 1,537 1,142% 1,515 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 178GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 307 307 307 307 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,044 SusWrite 481 302% 1,370 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 95.8 346% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 996 820% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 143 92 84 93 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 491 Write 459 Mixed 376 SusWrite 143 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42 156% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 182 169% 260 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 88%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 641GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 463 464 455 461 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 460 Mixed 410 SusWrite 453 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 54.2 183% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 282 231% 330 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 131 131 132 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 128 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 129 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 39 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 35.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 107%

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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	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,188x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,461x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
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	554x

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	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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