MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive231% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory122.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '22 at 06:05
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 75.6
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
90% 168 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 765
79% 637 Pts
64-Core 1,035
64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 110
Parallax 125
100% 119 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 115
Splatting 101
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 250 256 273 273 282 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 2,600
Write 2,124
Mixed 1,205
SusWrite 265
343% 1,548 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 70.2
224% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 651
DQ Mixed 899
674% 913 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 231%
Great: 393%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92
31GB free
Firmware: 010G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 31 31 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 65%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
387GB free
Firmware: MU01.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 31 31 32 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 95%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
705GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 413
Write 411
Mixed 387
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 28.4
92% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 187
138% 180 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.2% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 20.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 152%

 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 16,277 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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