MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 127%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics118% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '24 at 20:22
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,061
99% 822 Pts
64-Core 1,865
115% 1,865 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 155
Parallax 150
130% 154 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 125
Splatting 109
107% 135 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 118%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot P210 1TB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0929A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 3.7 94 270 4.7 4.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 446
Write 386
Mixed 359
SusWrite 114
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 24.9
96% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 41
86% 169 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$158
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1871 1904 1884 1856 1562 1448 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,151
Write 1,996
Mixed 1,634
SusWrite 1754
424% 1,884 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 62.7
204% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 870
650% 871 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 295%
Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 158 152 155 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 142
Write 149
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 154
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3600 C14 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.8% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 24.2
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 23.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 23: 0P 2R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 23 187 6 240 24.5" 1920 1057 BNQ7F83 ZOWIE XL LCD
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,468 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 - $164

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $1,003
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