MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,136
104% 870 Pts
64-Core 1,555
96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Asus(1043 870E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 120
Parallax 124
102% 123 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 113
Splatting 102
103% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 288 321 327 324 326 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 338
Mixed 285
SusWrite 309
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 33.6
132% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 237
198% 287 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 129%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
265GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.3 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
0.95% Terrible
Read 7.5
Write 8
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 8.3
2% 8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
0% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 0.95%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.1% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 18.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.5
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 124%

 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 16,318 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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