MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics120% 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 Drive289% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 02:20
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 320
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,264
112% 951 Pts
64-Core 1,748
108% 1,748 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (153 fps cap detected)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 153
Parallax 153
125% 153 fps
MRender 153
Gravity 153
Splatting 153
125% 153 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 120%
Great: 202%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 977 952 918 900 885 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,392
Write 2,238
Mixed 1733
SusWrite 964
410% 1,832 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 86.9
286% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,232
DQ Write 798
DQ Mixed 1,020
760% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 289%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 25.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 31.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.8%
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 16,276 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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