MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 162%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics153% 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 Drive362% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i9-10900K-$430
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 158
2-Core 288
100% 180 Pts
4-Core 621
8-Core 1,243
110% 932 Pts
64-Core 2,082
129% 2,082 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
EVGA(3842 3751) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
153% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 213
Parallax 206
184% 215 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 156
Splatting 139
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 153%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2083 2087 2079 2085 2144 2157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
362% Outstanding
Read 2,600
Write 2,033
Mixed 1,362
SusWrite 2,106
454% 2025 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 76.7
265% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 1,086
809% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 362%
Great: 393%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
137GB free
Firmware: S3Z40107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 443 442 404 129 62 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 446
Mixed 380
SusWrite 321
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 27.1
132% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 42.3
88% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$110
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 29.5
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 30.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%

 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 16,520 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 - $164

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,021
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