MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% 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 Drive183% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 19:33
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-10100-$94
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 261
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 728
74% 598 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 130
Parallax 112
94% 119 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 95.1
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 502 621 485 714 714 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,507
Write 1,402
Mixed 837
SusWrite 624
244% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 22.4
174% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 826
DQ Mixed 436
424% 667 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 183%
Great: 265%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
974GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 129 129 127 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 160
Write 129
Mixed 29
SusWrite 129
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.8
342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 20.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.2
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 113%

 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 10 7 60 24" 1280 720 ACI24C5 VX248
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,304 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: $943
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