MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	287% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

9 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '23 at 20:11
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 822 89% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 133C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 112 Parallax 128 101% 121 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 112 Splatting 103 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711240WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 1827 1839 1114 119 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 1897 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 1,144 337% 1,488 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 307 4K Mixed 89.6 364% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 1,125 DQ Mixed 1,199 916% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 296%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SAN20102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 443 445 451 451 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 447 Mixed 410 SusWrite 448 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 39.3 166% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 115 139% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 102%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 147GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 814 193 325 549 547 317 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 550 Mixed 565 SusWrite 458 161% 731 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 56.6 224% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 356 342% 518 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 277%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 479GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 149 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 118 Write 129 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 149 74% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 108%
PATRIOT 500GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 92GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 48 48 48 48 47 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 43.8 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 47.1 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,334 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.9 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $184

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,285x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,197x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,311x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,124x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,469x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,353x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	865x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	352x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,040

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16