MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive314% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 21:49
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 161
2-Core 315
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 913
91% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,067
66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 147
Parallax 127
108% 136 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 109
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2280 817 816 813 816 815 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 2,610
Write 2,430
Mixed 1,832
SusWrite 1,060
444% 1,983 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 88.6
291% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,359
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 1,223
916% 1,224 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 314%
Great: 355%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 361 365 364 363 362 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 366
Write 333
Mixed 117
SusWrite 362
214% 294 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.7
582% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 210%
Great: 213%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
270GB free
Firmware: 12.01C01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 72 72 72 72 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 75.3
Write 75.3
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 71.1
51% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 25.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 29.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 111%

 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 16,370 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 - $184

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,040
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