MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	79.3% 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	308% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 186 2-Core 375 114% 217 Pts	4-Core 697 8-Core 1161 113% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,374 85% 1,374 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3840 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 96 Parallax 90.9 82% 95.6 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 78.1 75% 94 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB 3,596 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2253 2318 2274 1519 497 504 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,090 Write 1,996 Mixed 1,890 SusWrite 1,561 372% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 89.7 330% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,643 DQ Write 1392 DQ Mixed 869 828% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 209GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 286 294 296 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 470 304% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 95.8 347% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1492 DQ Mixed 996 820% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 816GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 383 384 422 469 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 474 Mixed 404 SusWrite 419 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56.8 195% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 289 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 78 79 78 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 76.8 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 39.5 128% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 35.7 106% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 107%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $164

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,326x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,207x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,318x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,144x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,479x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,360x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	872x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	584x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	708x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	356x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16