MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive248% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 02:38
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 151
2-Core 305
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 1,077
98% 824 Pts
64-Core 1,618
100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 178
Parallax 178
151% 181 fps
MRender 207
Gravity 159
Splatting 112
125% 159 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1428 843 839 841 844 839 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,560
Write 1,818
Mixed 1,361
SusWrite 939
320% 1,420 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 74.8
260% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,287
DQ Write 878
DQ Mixed 906
724% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 248%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 23.5
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 28.8
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 94%

 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 16,257 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $922
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