MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 300%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 297%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics299% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive243% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '23 at 22:37
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 163
2-Core 344
104% 197 Pts
4-Core 671
8-Core 1096
108% 884 Pts
64-Core 1553
96% 1553 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
299% Outstanding
Lighting 416
Reflection 598
Parallax 753
339% 589 fps
MRender 528
Gravity 571
Splatting 296
364% 465 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 299%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 806 847 760 720 699 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,959
Write 2,018
Mixed 1,582
SusWrite 807
357% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 59.3
210% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 949
DQ Mixed 1,073
820% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 243%
Great: 296%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160
66GB free
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,850
Write 3,095
Mixed 1,961
519% 2,302 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 70.1
222% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,458
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 1,200
911% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 207% Great: 500%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
628GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 163 162 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 128
Write 115
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 162
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 209 216 209 212 209 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 173
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 209
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 106%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB
837GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 174
Write 156
Mixed 119
SusWrite 101
180% 138 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 1.1
485% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 0.7
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 1
404% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 39.1
119% 41.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 31.4
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%

 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 16,341 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: $938
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