MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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	272% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$385 24,833 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 252 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 876 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,654 111% 1,654 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 391,539 User benchmarks, average bench 154% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 204 Parallax 198 179% 208 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 166%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Wd_black SN750 SE 500GB 3,915 User benchmarks, average bench 249% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711250WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 1238 1320 1066 902 593 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 1880 Mixed 1538 SusWrite 1064 332% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 78.1 304% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1,192 927% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 313%
Wd_black SN750 SE 1TB 7,496 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 883GB free Firmware: 711250WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2702 2733 1269 168 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 2,657 Mixed 1,999 SusWrite 1,202 438% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 318 4K Mixed 92.3 372% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 1805 DQ Write 1,405 DQ Mixed 1,564 1,181% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 336%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 38,019 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 699GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 94.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 91.7 59% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 52%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,245 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 437GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 151 149 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 178 Write 157 Mixed 119 SusWrite 149 200% 151 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.7 348% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 335% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 2x8GB 33,880 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.6 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 19,347 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 176,510 samples	6,118x
Core i5-10600KIntel $190Bench 93%, 61,301 samples	3,267x
Core i9-10850KIntel $314Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	1,689x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	2,261x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	1,268x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 209%, 303,019 samples	1,260x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	1,008x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	974x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 304%, 312,714 samples	814x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	1,021x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	1,000x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 216,920 samples	619x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,111

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16