MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, 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	128% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 09:58
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 959 97% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.2 76% 101 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 96.7 Splatting 96 79% 96 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0328D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 214 163 154 141 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,750 Write 376 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 193 128% 601 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 34.8 97% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 481 324% 392 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 271%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 57GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 368 369 370 361 354 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 448 Mixed 403 SusWrite 373 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.4 158% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 58GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 58 58 50 62 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 466 Write 400 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 113 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 1 37% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 1 17% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 353GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 173 172 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 68.8 Write 124 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 173 72% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 2x8GB 3,331 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 26.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	144	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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