MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '21 at 22:46
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 261
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 891
82% 687 Pts
64-Core 1,186
73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.1% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 133
Parallax 125
96% 126 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 127
Splatting 114
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
512gb QLC SATA SSD 512GB
263GB free
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 415 425 126 51 31 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 505
Write 432
Mixed 20
SusWrite 242
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 0.4
46% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 15.9
DQ Mixed 0.5
17% 43.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 79 137 129 143 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 147
Write 150
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 115
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
666GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 40 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 33.3
Write 35.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 40.2
26% 35 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.5
171% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 62: 6R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
62% 43% 56 325 257 120 27" 2048 1152 VTK2700 GFT27DB
History: Score 34: 3R 5G 4B | Score 62: 6R 7G 11B
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,426 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 - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $1,025
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