MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics79.1% 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 Drive351% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '21 at 06:25
Run Duration231 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 187
2-Core 374
115% 217 Pts
4-Core 742
8-Core 1,139
116% 941 Pts
64-Core 1,430
88% 1,430 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 115%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 96.7
Parallax 90.8
81% 95.8 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 86.3
Splatting 77.7
75% 93.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2376 2395 2037 1490 496 500 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
351% Outstanding
Read 2,060
Write 2,387
Mixed 1,911
SusWrite 1549
446% 1,977 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 271
4K Mixed 92.6
340% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 1638
DQ Write 1,476
DQ Mixed 1,585
1,181% 1,566 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 351%
Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104
209GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 287 294 296 297 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,083
SusWrite 471
305% 1,382 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 95.5
350% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 971
DQ Write 1,500
DQ Mixed 994
820% 1155 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 291%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88
816GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 469 468 468 468 469 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 470
Mixed 412
SusWrite 465
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 58.2
198% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 289
234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 79 78 77 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 123
Write 112
Mixed 85
SusWrite 77.6
74% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3741 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 48.2
MC Write 48.4
MC Mixed 40.8
131% 45.8 GB/s
SC Read 29.8
SC Write 52
SC Mixed 37.2
113% 39.7 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 127%
Great: 107%

 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 8 6 144 31.5" 1280 720 GSM772A LG QHD
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,507 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 - $164

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $976
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