MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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	269% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '21 at 08:22
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 187 2-Core 374 116% 218 Pts	4-Core 710 8-Core 1,093 112% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,360 84% 1,360 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 206 Parallax 196 178% 207 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 153 Splatting 136 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 2365 1114 773 773 771 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,441 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,554 SusWrite 1,312 378% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 61.4 217% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 1,388 1,060% 1,425 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 281%
WD Blue 500GB-$93 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 371GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 308 301 291 289 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 356 SusWrite 318 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.5 186% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 248 204% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 781GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 488 485 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 389 SusWrite 486 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.9 192% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 51.9 119% 248 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 904GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 107 106 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 149 Write 111 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 107 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 24.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 29.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,519 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 - $164

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,328x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,209x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,319x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,144x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,480x
RTX 3080Nvidia $535Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,360x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	872x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	584x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	709x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	358x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16