MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	106% 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	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,064 103% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,640 102% 1,640 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 335 337 339 337 337 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 451 Mixed 413 SusWrite 344 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 46.1 164% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 336GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 171 169 166 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 135 Write 61.5 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 168 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 309GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 113 Write 100 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 75.4 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 23GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9.6 13 11 7.9 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 98 Write 19.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 10.7 41% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 62% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,232 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 22.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,270 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	4,252x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,183x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,454x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,346x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
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	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	699x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	348x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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