MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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 Drive	200% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,040 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,910 118% 1,910 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 166 Parallax 169 139% 168 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 138 Splatting 128 126% 158 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SN350 1TB 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 690GB free (System drive) Firmware: 33004000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 816 957 794 421 1519 1218 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,686 Write 1,561 Mixed 1,360 SusWrite 954 312% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.3 196% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 481 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 187 165% 259 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 350%
Crucial MTFDDAK128MAY-1AH1ZABHA 128GB 1,012 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 119GB free Firmware: M504 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 305 313 327 282 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 353 Mixed 290 SusWrite 307 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 220 191% 283 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 237GB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 367 383 421 305 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 475 Mixed 454 SusWrite 356 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 45.2 165% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 328 240% 314 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 240%
Seagate ST500VT000-1DK142 500GB 8,025 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 932GB free Firmware: 0001SDC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 93 80 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 97 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$108 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 497GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 140 152 152 165 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 83.2 Write 111 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 156 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 90%
StoreJet Transcend 4TB 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 25 32 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 114 Write 100 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 30.2 86% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 24% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 25.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 18.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 120%

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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	4,255x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,183x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,455x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,347x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
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	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	699x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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