MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% 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 Drive324% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '21 at 13:38
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 226
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 843
77% 644 Pts
64-Core 1,182
73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 148
Parallax 161
121% 152 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 133
Splatting 118
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
481GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1435 1428 1412 1377 1387 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,572
Write 2,408
Mixed 1,860
SusWrite 1,446
465% 2,072 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 83.7
278% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 1,039
778% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 324%
Great: 410%
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 215 216 218 216 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 451
Mixed 369
SusWrite 240
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 49.1
171% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 282
231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 21.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 111%

 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 16,256 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $922
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