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 (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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.
Graphics78.4% 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 Drive344% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210629
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '21 at 15:55
Run Duration332 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 90.4
1-Core 187
2-Core 370
114% 216 Pts
4-Core 754
8-Core 1155
118% 954 Pts
64-Core 1,436
89% 1,436 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: 3801 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 96.2
Parallax 90.7
81% 95.3 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 86
Splatting 77.4
74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG4500G 500GB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2399 2390 1325 472 490 492 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,316
Write 2,085
Mixed 1,582
SusWrite 1,261
406% 1,811 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 265
4K Mixed 90.7
338% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 1,652
DQ Write 1,524
DQ Mixed 1,584
1,190% 1,587 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 344%
Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104
206GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 285 293 295 295 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,446
Write 1,410
Mixed 922
SusWrite 469
289% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 92.7
338% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 1,495
DQ Mixed 993
819% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 285%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$78
685GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 465 464 464 466 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 463
Mixed 409
SusWrite 462
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.2
188% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 288
233% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 123%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$72
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 79 79 77 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 76.9
73% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.4%
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 @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 48.1
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 39.6
129% 45.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.5
SC Write 50.5
SC Mixed 36.1
110% 38.4 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 125%
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 16,566 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,030
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