MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 07:04
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 667 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.5% Good	Lighting 85.3 Reflection 81.7 Parallax 81.4 70% 82.8 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 71.5 70% 87.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,271 Write 1,153 Mixed 1,199 339% 1,541 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 46.9 159% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 61.7 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 86.8 76% 110 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 709GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 165 163 165 162 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 166 Mixed 110 SusWrite 159 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB 2,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.6% Good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,256x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,183x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,455x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,347x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	699x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16