MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '24 at 14:14
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 723 68% 567 Pts	64-Core 946 59% 946 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 78.9 77% 87.7 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 71.9 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 446GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 192 190 198 197 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 288 Write 197 Mixed 214 SusWrite 223 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 11.6 67% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 78.9 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 188 146% 192 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 102%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 331 267 469 472 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 489 Mixed 255 SusWrite 414 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 41.4 148% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 226 179% 254 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 123 120 120 119 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 120 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 4x8GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 24.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 27: 0P 2R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	42%	31	218	60	165	27"	1280 720	IVM665E PL2770H

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $174

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,294x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,198x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,314x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,126x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,471x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,356x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	866x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	583x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16