MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.2% 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	183% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 23:31
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$94 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 720 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 129 Parallax 112 93% 118 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 100 Splatting 94.9 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 607 604 683 616 652 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,404 Write 1,358 Mixed 900 SusWrite 704 244% 1,091 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 22.4 173% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 735 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 433 424% 667 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 265%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 296GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 153 152 152 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 82.1 Write 102 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 152 66% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 747GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 162 161 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 156 Mixed 103 SusWrite 161 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 288GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 108 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 107 70% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 58%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 105 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 107 Write 56.2 Mixed 73 SusWrite 104 111% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 62% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x8GB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 10R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	52%	31	315	243	60	34.1"	2560 1080	GSM5BBD LG HDR WFHD

History: Score 15: 0R 3G 6B | Score 64: 10R 4G 2B

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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	4,254x
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