MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive75.4% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 311
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,054
96% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,669
103% 1,669 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
MSI(1462 2381) 1GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 22
Parallax 15.9
13% 17.8 fps
MRender 23.3
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 15.7
15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 191 196 195 200 238 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 218
Write 159
Mixed 355
SusWrite 208
53% 235 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 37.3
135% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 189
168% 248 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 102%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
456GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 375 387 380 387 389 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 358
Write 194
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 384
180% 250 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.3
294% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 213%
Great: 213%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
73GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 120 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 71.6
Write 26.7
Mixed 64
SusWrite 120
52% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.4% Very good
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 21.8
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 116%

 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 16,253 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $922
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HDDRAMUSB
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