MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.6% 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 Drive179% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200525
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 20:47
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 227
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 692
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 133
Parallax 116
95% 122 fps
MRender 152
Gravity 103
Splatting 97.5
94% 118 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1186 1168 691 605 598 608 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1286
Write 1,218
Mixed 807
SusWrite 809
231% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 21.1
153% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 438
423% 663 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 179%
Great: 265%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
296GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 145 142 146 146 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 141
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 145
80% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
747GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 161 160 162 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 140
Mixed 85
SusWrite 160
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
288GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 105 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 105
Write 98.8
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 104
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 58%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
1TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 103 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 99
Write 99.3
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 104
132% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 29.7
108% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.9
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
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 9 6 60 34.1" 1280 720 GSM5BBD LG HDR WFHD
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,303 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $946
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