MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 07:33
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 779 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 1047 65% 1047 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 111% 128 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 105 Splatting 91.1 91% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 426 427 433 433 435 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 268 Mixed 272 SusWrite 429 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 22.7 125% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 213 185% 277 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 917GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2205 1494 1494 1505 1511 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,309 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 1,762 470% 2,093 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 84.4 282% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 1,002 746% 992 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 410%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 119 125 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 95.5 Write 91.9 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 115 73% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 94%
SABRENT 120GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 51GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 150 83 51 52 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 32%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 372GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 83 81 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 67.6 Write 62.1 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 82.3 88% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 37%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 877GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 92 91 92 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 88 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 91.4 115% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 21.9 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 110%

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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	4,243x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,182x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,118x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,451x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,345x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	859x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $83Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	697x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	348x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $922

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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