MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	173% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 12:00
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 946 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 107 Parallax 121 95% 115 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 107 Splatting 97.8 98% 124 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 518 513 474 470 507 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 717 Write 378 Mixed 122 SusWrite 502 95% 430 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 78.9 266% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 588 DQ Mixed 444 397% 602 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 311%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 197 199 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 117 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 198 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2K4000C19 2x8GB 1,177 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 47 MC Mixed 30.5 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,356 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,281x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,194x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,309x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,121x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,469x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,351x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	864x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	558x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16