MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	197% 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	80GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 80GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	70 GB free of 80 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$281 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 286 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1001 93% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,894 117% 1,894 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8555) 2GB CLim: 1402 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 30.2 25% 32.8 fps	MRender 34.9 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 28.2 25% 31.3 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 723GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 828 830 837 833 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1570 Write 1,770 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 927 316% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 55.1 178% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 502 371% 494 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 276%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 852GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 102 103 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 97.2 Mixed 46.6 SusWrite 100 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 79GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 32767, 8192, 32767 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 59: 10R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	38%	40	157	108	60	27"	2560 1440	ACR0417 G277HU

History: Score 62: 8R 6G 4B | Score 59: 10R 2G 3B

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $164

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,329x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,209x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,319x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,145x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,480x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 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 $69Bench 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	709x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	358x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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