MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Graphics84.2% 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 Drive120% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 22:58
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 91.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 302
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 1,087
101% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,597
99% 1,597 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 110
Parallax 93.2
87% 103 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 98
79% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 476 481 479 485 485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 473
Mixed 441
SusWrite 470
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 77.8
4K Mixed 57.2
175% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
820GB free
Firmware: 42B2S7JA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 915 921 905 914 912 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,548
Write 1,791
Mixed 1,560
SusWrite 948
381% 1,712 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 71.1
232% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 645
558% 831 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 273%
Great: 373%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
280GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 451 438 311 106 204 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 485
Mixed 409
SusWrite 332
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 53.7
179% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 350
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 188 192 189 190 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 151
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 188
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
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 (55th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 24.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 27.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.1%
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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