MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.1% 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 Drive255% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 17 '22 at 12:13
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 778
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 1,016
63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 109
Parallax 113
97% 114 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 104
Splatting 94.6
89% 111 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
304GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 487 477 482 484 494 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,498
Write 1,682
Mixed 1,460
SusWrite 520
342% 1,540 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 79.4
268% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,078
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 578
521% 799 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 255%
Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
280GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 117 118 118 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 157
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 117
85% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
642GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 94 93 93 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 148
Write 152
Mixed 30
SusWrite 93.3
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 23.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 25.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 134%

 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 16,274 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 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $941
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