MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,131 104% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,567 97% 1,567 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 40.4 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 160 103 81 93 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 394 Write 425 Mixed 150 SusWrite 127 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 26.5 52% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 122 113% 181 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 188 189 188 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 176 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 187 104% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.7 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 21.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 75%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $174

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,297x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,199x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,315x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,127x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,471x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,356x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,025

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16