MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	205% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 15:28
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 921 92% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 110 Parallax 127 104% 121 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 116 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 822 365 186 181 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,732 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 519 290% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 65.6 232% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,121 DQ Write 633 DQ Mixed 896 662% 883 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 276%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 205GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 422 436 439 439 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 512 Write 433 Mixed 404 SusWrite 425 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 23.5 105% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 40.2 87% 172 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 99%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 910GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1589 1626 1611 1626 1628 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,709 Write 1,625 Mixed 1157 SusWrite 1,614 343% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 79.2 264% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 925 DQ Write 775 DQ Mixed 313 381% 671 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 741GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 473 383 361 365 370 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 418 Write 477 Mixed 369 SusWrite 404 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 32.3 99% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 51 DQ Mixed 81 71% 109 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 30.8 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,188x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,461x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16