MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics4.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive242% 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)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime11.4 Days
Run DateAug 22 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,062
99% 825 Pts
64-Core 1585
98% 1585 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.88% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.9
5% 8.4 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 8.3
Splatting 0.2
5% 6.83 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.88%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 676 662 701 693 719 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 2,233
Mixed 1,706
SusWrite 729
375% 1,671 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 69.5
244% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,084
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 980
718% 945 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 242%
Great: 297%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 14TB
8TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 213 223 220 215 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 240
Write 191
Mixed 119
SusWrite 220
141% 192 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 2.3
560% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 132%
Great: 118%
Amd-raid WDC WD6003FFBX-6 6TB
964GB free
Firmware: 83.00A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 134 136 134 137 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 117
Write 124
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 135
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 146%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 29.7
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 30.5
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
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 16,326 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $946
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