MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% 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	463% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 12:47
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600KF-$178 9,286 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 298 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 1,005 92% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,334 82% 1,334 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.2% Below average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 63.5 40% 50 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 51.8 Splatting 25.9 29% 37 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 477GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3422 2268 2579 1920 1618 1264 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	463% Outstanding	Read 3,251 Write 4,530 Mixed 3,279 SusWrite 2,179 748% 3,309 MB/s	4K Read 86.5 4K Write 301 4K Mixed 116 439% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 1,815 DQ Write 1,137 DQ Mixed 1,602 1,160% 1,518 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 463% Great: 573%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 533GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 174 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 153 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 173 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 52.7 MC Write 51.8 MC Mixed 43.1 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 35.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

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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 - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,267x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,187x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,305x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,459x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	862x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $938

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16