MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics0.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '21 at 15:59
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 162
2-Core 312
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,133
105% 874 Pts
64-Core 1,658
103% 1,658 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Sapphire(1DA2 426E) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
0.24% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 0.5
0% 0.67 fps
MRender 0.2
Gravity 0.3
Splatting 0.8
0% 0.43 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 0.24%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 78 90 89 136 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 197
Write 185
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 110
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler Elite USB 3.0 16GB-$19
10GB free, PID 168c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 35 37 37 35 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
23.5% Poor
Read 73.7
Write 37
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 35.6
50% 42 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
76% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 23.5%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 18.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.3
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 104%

 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 16,317 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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