MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive175% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 16:32
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 885
86% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,155
72% 1,155 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2685 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 158
Parallax 144
118% 149 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 150
Splatting 131
111% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 128GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 250 267 135 132 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1445
Write 552
Mixed 725
SusWrite 247
163% 742 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 68.2
253% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 490
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 468
372% 515 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 175%
Great: 180%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
465GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 107 103 103 110 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 131
Write 114
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 108
68% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
557GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 188 189 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 154
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 189
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 25.7
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 29.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 101%

 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 16,388 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 - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,034
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