MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 118%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateSep 12 '21 at 11:54
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 1,169
100% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,617
100% 1,617 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 147
Parallax 137
119% 143 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 147
Splatting 124
107% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 301 302 295 303 301 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 313
Mixed 306
SusWrite 301
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 39.5
130% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 249
211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
465GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 488 487 443 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 489
Mixed 445
SusWrite 459
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 57.9
192% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
549GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 187 188 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 164
Mixed 98.9
SusWrite 187
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
210GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 157 159 159 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 145
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 159
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 31.2
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 144 27" 1280 720 MSI1462 Optix MAG27C
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $184

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,034
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