MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	249% 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

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 18 '22 at 00:10
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 757 73% 601 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 997 998 996 996 995 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,003 Write 1,919 Mixed 1,721 SusWrite 1,046 375% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.5 223% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 817 605% 809 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 301GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 409 409 409 349 356 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 383 Write 456 Mixed 397 SusWrite 386 92% 405 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 52.4 172% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 126 149% 255 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 194 196 196 213 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 160 163 165 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 122 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 97%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 01f0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 140 129 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 118 Write 90.1 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 132 142% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 103%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,188x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,461x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
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	554x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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