MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive262% 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.
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 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 29 '24 at 20:38
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 315
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,244
110% 936 Pts
64-Core 1,671
103% 1,671 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2317 MHz, MLim: 4400 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 133
Parallax 138
120% 139 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 112
Splatting 98.7
99% 125 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 110%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1629 1604 670 914 538 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,578
Write 1501
Mixed 1,188
SusWrite 1,159
305% 1,357 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 84.5
284% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 348
415% 713 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 262%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
783GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 163 167 161 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 136
Write 159
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 163
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 15.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 20
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (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% 0 70 58 165 31.5" 1280 720 GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,439 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,028
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