MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 171%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 174%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics165% 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 Drive111% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 03:57
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 154
2-Core 305
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,148
104% 874 Pts
64-Core 1,615
100% 1,615 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
Device(1ED3 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.1
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
165% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 240
Parallax 410
166% 285 fps
MRender 366
Gravity 153
Splatting 261
211% 260 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 165%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 337 314 312 308 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 444
Mixed 407
SusWrite 334
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 53.3
179% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 156 159 159 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 151
Write 115
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 158
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 29.8
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 51.3
SC Mixed 33.4
102% 35.8 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%

 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 16,274 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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