MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 211%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 231%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive288% 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
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, 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, 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, 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)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '21 at 15:45
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 177
2-Core 354
112% 209 Pts
4-Core 698
8-Core 1382
123% 1,040 Pts
64-Core 2,206
136% 2,206 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 114%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835
CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 5008 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
189% Outstanding
Lighting 346
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 356
282% 257 fps
MRender 1.1
Gravity 287
Splatting 0.6
72% 96.1 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 189%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 851 858 853 848 845 845 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,592
Write 2,447
Mixed 1,882
SusWrite 850
434% 1,943 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 86.9
286% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 909
692% 946 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 288%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MD4U0840180BCW 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4280 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 32.1
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 49.5
SC Mixed 34.1
99% 34.7 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 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 16,366 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 - $184

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,040
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