MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics104% 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 Drive298% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '20 at 09:23
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 152
2-Core 289
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,054
98% 817 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 124
Parallax 127
104% 127 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 123
Splatting 98.3
105% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 858 848 852 836 835 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,616
Write 2,431
Mixed 1,817
SusWrite 837
430% 1,926 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 89.2
297% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,262
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,132
845% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 298%
Great: 355%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 231 231 235 226 238 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
HP Desktop HD BD07 2TB
99GB free, PID bd07
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 38 38 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 39.3
Write 34.9
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 38.1
47% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 27.5
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 47
SC Mixed 31.1
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 122%

 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 16,317 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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