MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateApr 14 '22 at 13:01
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 67%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$154
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
41.5% Average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 68.3
2-Core 64.5
44% 65.1 Pts
4-Core 113
8-Core 229
20% 171 Pts
64-Core 251
16% 251 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.9% Very good
Lighting 92
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 89.1
75% 92.9 fps
MRender 83.4
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 88.3
72% 87.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 349 370 369 362 340 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 749
Write 326
Mixed 375
SusWrite 356
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 22
77% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 322
227% 289 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 188 187 192 191 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 83 84 88 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 87.7
Write 20.6
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 84.1
45% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 17.4
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 13.7
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $174

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,028
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