MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics159% 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 Drive52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,188
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,646
102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 213
Parallax 205
194% 219 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 156
Splatting 141
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 159%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 512GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 95 72 101 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 463
Write 300
Mixed 323
SusWrite 100
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 21.7
72% 20.5 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 79.3
DQ Mixed 98.8
77% 109 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
158GB free
Firmware: JC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 112 117 115 116 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 2.7
Write 25.8
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 110
26% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.9
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 34.6
SC Mixed 26.9
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,275 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $941
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