MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive174% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 17:17
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 265
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 876
84% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,160
72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 157
Parallax 145
125% 152 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 155
Splatting 131
111% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
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: 538 291 216 191 156 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,418
Write 575
Mixed 735
SusWrite 244
164% 743 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 69.1
256% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 490
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 470
374% 517 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 174%
Great: 180%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
465GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 117 113 109 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 131
Write 128
Mixed 31
SusWrite 112
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
557GB free
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 191 190 191 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 148
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 189
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
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 @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 27.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 42.8
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 104%
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 16,306 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: $938
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback