MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics82.7% 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 Drive119% 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 (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 72%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 90.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 302
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1,104
102% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,616
100% 1,616 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 below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 109
Parallax 92.1
85% 102 fps
MRender 91.5
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 96.3
78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
765GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 454 457 458 455 462 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 434
Mixed 443
SusWrite 448
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 55.7
183% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
765GB free
Firmware: 42B2S7JA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 837 891 901 892 903 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 1,012
Mixed 1,521
SusWrite 914
331% 1,496 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 70.6
226% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,089
DQ Write 794
DQ Mixed 648
564% 844 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 270%
Great: 373%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
355GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 452 454 456 453 459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 468
Mixed 407
SusWrite 446
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 55.6
183% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 120%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 190 190 191 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 148
Mixed 86
SusWrite 188
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
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 (53rd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 24.6
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 28.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.1%
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 16,312 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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