MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 06:33
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$99 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 787 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 450 444 442 402 383 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 459 Mixed 436 SusWrite 426 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 46.9 155% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 294 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 797GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 404 389 360 359 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 398 Mixed 377 SusWrite 376 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 83.9 4K Mixed 37.1 130% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 332 250% 334 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 650GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 93 87 96 97 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 73.5 Write 102 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 90.8 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 636GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 171 174 171 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 76.4 Write 176 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 173 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 374% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 923GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 169 154 170 164 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 116 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 164 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 107%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,597 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 208GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 35.9 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 36.7 46% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 20%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 419GB free, PID 0611 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 240 238 241 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 241 Write 237 Mixed 215 SusWrite 240 318% 233 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 23.1 1,729% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 28.8 2,358% 30 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 170%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 32.3 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 28.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%

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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 - $184

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,287x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,198x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,312x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,124x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,470x
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	353x

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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