MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.5% 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 Drive223% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 24 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 309
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1,118
103% 863 Pts
64-Core 2112
131% 2112 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 115
Parallax 121
101% 120 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 103
Splatting 88.4
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 838 1588 851 1575 843 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,504
Write 1,554
Mixed 1,004
SusWrite 1,196
296% 1,315 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 24.8
174% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 945
DQ Mixed 511
493% 772 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 223%
Great: 310%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
403GB free
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1592 1610 695 670 428 478 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,496
Write 1,570
Mixed 991
SusWrite 912
279% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 23.8
199% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 900
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 479
495% 802 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 215%
Great: 310%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.5% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 23.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 114%

 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 16,306 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: $938
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