MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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 Drive205% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 87.9
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
99% 183 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1,094
102% 851 Pts
64-Core 1,692
105% 1,692 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
PNY(196E 1210) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 168
Parallax 185
135% 173 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 170
Splatting 118
111% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 610 589 571 554 576 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 2,476
Write 2,104
Mixed 1,584
SusWrite 608
377% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 61.6
205% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 65.1
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 85.2
72% 101 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 205%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 2105 2137 2033 1575 1599 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 2,158
Mixed 1,842
SusWrite 1,918
473% 2,107 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 63.4
214% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 66.4
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 85.8
76% 109 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 289%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69%
Great: 132%

 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 16,300 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $946
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