MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 07:09
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 190 2-Core 377 115% 218 Pts	4-Core 743 8-Core 1,195 119% 969 Pts	64-Core 1,444 89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 85.7 81% 93.5 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 84.4 Splatting 76.2 72% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 303 305 305 304 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,036 SusWrite 479 301% 1,366 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 91.9 303% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 959 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 327 411% 729 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 651GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 451 446 431 440 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 416 Mixed 384 SusWrite 445 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 50.3 157% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 287 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 136 95 83 92 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 455 Write 410 Mixed 313 SusWrite 144 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 37.2 129% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 184 166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 141 Write 125 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 107 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 13,671 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 32.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,255x
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	1,455x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,347x

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	552x

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
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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