MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	77.6% 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	285% 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 (13%). 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 15 '21 at 15:04
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 374 104% 202 Pts	4-Core 733 8-Core 1,170 117% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,433 89% 1,433 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% 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)	77.6% Very good	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 94.9 Parallax 87.3 81% 93.8 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 84.1 Splatting 76 71% 89 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.6% 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% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 304 305 300 305 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 1,462 Mixed 974 SusWrite 478 294% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 92.7 339% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,499 DQ Mixed 1,009 828% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 697GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 456 446 440 440 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 431 Mixed 390 SusWrite 450 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51 175% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 288 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 120 89 81 103 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 456 Write 431 Mixed 335 SusWrite 144 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.5 145% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 184 169% 258 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 111 112 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 122 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 110 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.4% 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 (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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	4,255x
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	1,454x
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
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