MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics78.9% 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 Drive315% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '21 at 14:14
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Memory 88.3
1-Core 190
2-Core 376
115% 218 Pts
4-Core 752
8-Core 1131
117% 941 Pts
64-Core 1,414
88% 1,414 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 114%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3801 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 95
Parallax 90.6
81% 95.2 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 84.7
Splatting 78.2
74% 92.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2419 2341 476 434 500 449 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 1,837
Write 1,948
Mixed 896
SusWrite 1,103
324% 1,446 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 273
4K Mixed 91.9
336% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1646
DQ Write 1,566
DQ Mixed 1,595
1,200% 1,602 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 315%
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: 1349 285 295 296 296 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,279
Write 1,412
Mixed 964
SusWrite 469
283% 1281 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 92.4
342% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,495
DQ Mixed 994
819% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 280%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88
816GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 471 461 468 468 455 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 470
Mixed 390
SusWrite 465
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 55.4
189% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 287
232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 123%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 79 78 77 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 131
Write 109
Mixed 71
SusWrite 76.7
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.7%
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 @ 3347 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 37.5
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.7
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 34.1
103% 36.1 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,506 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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