MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics133% 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 Drive237% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 05:48
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 160
2-Core 311
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,080
102% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,694
105% 1,694 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
133% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 177
Parallax 175
150% 179 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 159
Splatting 110
123% 157 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 133%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 923 647 537 537 531 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,668
Write 1,649
Mixed 1,247
SusWrite 740
297% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 82.3
276% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 1,026
DQ Mixed 350
416% 711 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 237%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 197 194 193 195 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 145
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 196
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 30.5
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 30.9
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 16,308 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: $938
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