MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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 Drive	172% 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 (13%). 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, 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 00:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600-$144 7,605 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 879 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,161 72% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 119% 144 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 148 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 128GB 684 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 521 105 125 125 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,348 Write 570 Mixed 735 SusWrite 261 161% 728 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 70 255% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 495 DQ Write 562 DQ Mixed 468 369% 508 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 180%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 465GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 108 113 117 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 110 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 655GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 193 196 195 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 160 Mixed 84 SusWrite 196 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 25.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 101%

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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 $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	1,308x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,121x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,468x
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	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	557x

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16