MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.8% 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	240% 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.

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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 14:04
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1048 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,625 101% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 138 Parallax 99.1 86% 114 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 102 Splatting 89.6 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 869 837 836 838 840 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1563 Write 1,760 Mixed 1,372 SusWrite 888 314% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 73.1 257% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,180 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 975 733% 988 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 269%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 190 200 201 205 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 173 Mixed 75 SusWrite 196 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.4% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 30.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $174

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,294x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,198x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,314x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,126x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,471x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,356x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16