MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 88% 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.2% 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	289% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 16:16
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	9%

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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)	114% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 185 2-Core 375 114% 216 Pts	4-Core 742 8-Core 1,122 116% 932 Pts	64-Core 1,399 87% 1,399 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 114% 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)	77.2% Very good	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 87.6 80% 93.7 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 75.6 71% 88.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 303 304 303 302 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,417 Write 1,467 Mixed 996 SusWrite 479 296% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 97.9 352% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,483 DQ Mixed 1,008 825% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 698GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 449 451 465 467 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 433 Mixed 388 SusWrite 460 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.1 177% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 288 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 161GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 134 93 87 91 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 455 Write 436 Mixed 323 SusWrite 144 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 36.2 143% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 189 173% 266 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 111 112 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 124 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 110 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.1% 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 @ 3274 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 36.9 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 33.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 4: 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	3%	58	246	72	144	31.5"	2560 1440	GSM772A LG QHD

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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	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,189x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,461x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
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	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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