MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive184% 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 27 '21 at 20:10
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 as expected (59th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 155
2-Core 310
100% 185 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,184
104% 886 Pts
64-Core 1,997
124% 1,997 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
Asus(1043 87F3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 117
Parallax 123
107% 123 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 89
87% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 553 182 505 182 1286 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,401
Write 1348
Mixed 962
SusWrite 493
235% 1,051 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 25.1
196% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 1,037
DQ Mixed 510
507% 804 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 184%
Great: 310%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
672GB free
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1259 488 419 639 1397 1427 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,462
Write 1,562
Mixed 981
SusWrite 938
278% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 23.5
174% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 978
DQ Mixed 477
486% 784 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 207%
Great: 310%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.4% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 19.5
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.4%
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 16,318 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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