MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.8% 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 Drive	236% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 13:13
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 1,023 92% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,524 94% 1,524 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.8% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 141 Parallax 101 88% 117 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.7 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 985 833 833 834 837 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 1,838 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 868 320% 1,419 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 72.3 252% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 960 714% 955 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 269%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 188 190 205 205 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 168 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 192 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,311x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,204x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,316x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,137x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,473x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,359x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	869x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	584x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	561x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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