MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	374% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 18:24
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 997 100% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 84.9 51% 71.1 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 49.7 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 805GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2522 2529 2267 1442 1433 1425 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,774 Write 2,466 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 1,936 499% 2,226 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 90.4 301% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,295 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 1,120 847% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 414%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 454 454 454 454 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 449 Mixed 419 SusWrite 456 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 30.5 135% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 49.6 99% 196 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 928GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 127 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 174 181 177 175 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 105 Write 119 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 175 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 28.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 28 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

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 $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,188x
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