MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 15:37
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 778
76% 623 Pts
64-Core 1,045
65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 72.9
62% 74.7 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 68.9
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 83 86 86 86 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 457
Write 50.2
Mixed 246
SusWrite 91.7
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 15.2
115% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 35.3
66% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
900GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 181 180 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 176
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 180
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
752GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 163 162 166 173 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 169
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 164
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 25.9
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 28.1
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 110%

 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 16,306 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: $938
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