MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	361% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 254 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 949 94% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Lighting 53.6 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 67.2 44% 52.1 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 43.9 36% 44.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2417 2416 2389 739 736 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,394 Mixed 2,296 SusWrite 1,847 509% 2,262 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 94.9 309% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,059 DQ Mixed 1,164 872% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 442%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 77GB free Firmware: CS900B12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 209 211 292 204 209 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 403 Write 120 Mixed 216 SusWrite 236 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 27.5 108% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 206 168% 234 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 91%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 24GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 82 72 71 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 171 Write 118 Mixed 130 SusWrite 78.7 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 30.9 129% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 98.6 DQ Mixed 101 81% 114 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 328GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 126 125 125 121 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 33 SusWrite 121 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 401% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 19 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,188x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,461x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16