MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '22 at 02:58
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$94 24,563 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 621 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,184 Write 1691 Mixed 1,330 315% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 69.4 245% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 882 649% 861 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 253%
Hitachi HTS722080K9A300 80GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 34GB free Firmware: DCBOC54P SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 44.3 Write 50.7 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 40.7 30% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 32%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 129GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 82 82 82 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47% Average	Read 82 Write 83.8 Mixed 45.1 SusWrite 82 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 926GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 102 107 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 99.7 Write 110 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 105 128% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 4x8GB 3,294 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 22.4 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 113%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,323 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,270x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,190x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,462x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16