MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.7% 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	311% 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 @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 15:36
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 189 2-Core 377 115% 218 Pts	4-Core 741 8-Core 1,092 114% 917 Pts	64-Core 1,442 89% 1,442 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 114% 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: 3801 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Lighting 99.8 Reflection 96 Parallax 90.6 81% 95.5 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 85.3 Splatting 77.1 74% 91.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.7% 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: 2386 1880 1362 487 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1671 Write 2091 Mixed 1,547 SusWrite 1182 366% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 90.1 330% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,640 DQ Write 1,535 DQ Mixed 1,612 1,203% 1,596 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 206GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 286 294 295 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,086 Write 1,416 Mixed 984 SusWrite 470 274% 1239 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 92.9 342% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 1,497 DQ Mixed 993 819% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 685GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 464 465 464 467 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 474 Mixed 396 SusWrite 462 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 55.6 189% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 289 234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 79 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 76.8 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.4% 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 @ 3360 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 37.7 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 34.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% 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