MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 114% 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.3% 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	284% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 191 2-Core 374 115% 218 Pts	4-Core 755 8-Core 1,146 118% 950 Pts	64-Core 1,465 91% 1,465 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 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)	77.3% Very good	Lighting 98.6 Reflection 94.5 Parallax 87.4 80% 93.5 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 83 Splatting 76.8 71% 88.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.3% 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% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1016 325 327 328 327 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,438 Write 1,470 Mixed 997 SusWrite 442 295% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 93.5 342% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 1,482 DQ Mixed 992 816% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 698GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 447 451 447 460 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 430 Mixed 391 SusWrite 454 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.8 178% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 327 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: 367 134 95 87 89 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 454 Write 432 Mixed 332 SusWrite 143 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 37.3 144% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 184 166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 107 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 141 Write 124 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 107 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% 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 @ 3274 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 36.9 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 34.3 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 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 2: 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	2%	88	236	39	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 - $174

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,297x
Core i5-10600KIntel $150Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,199x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,315x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,127x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,471x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,356x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16