MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 21:12
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 43%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 as expected (56th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 276
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 973
92% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,496
93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 84.7
78% 94.8 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 87.6
71% 86.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
760GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 838 711 749 664 653 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 1,483
Mixed 979
SusWrite 713
283% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 39.2
142% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 644
523% 750 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 199%
Great: 373%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
759GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 382 364 385 403 393 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 403
Mixed 271
SusWrite 374
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 52.7
123% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
280GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 380 361 381 398 389 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 441
Write 421
Mixed 324
SusWrite 371
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 21.3
71% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 179 177 180 182 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 122
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 175
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 25.1
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 118%

 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $941
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