MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 15:17
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,030 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,581 98% 1,581 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.57% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.8 Parallax 7.88 5% 8.29 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 6.73 Splatting 15.2 10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 837GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 446 443 448 409 358 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 440 Mixed 422 SusWrite 425 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 47.8 156% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 288 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
SMI USB DISK 16GB 1,632 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 2000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 32 31 33 31 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 142 Write 19.7 Mixed 12 SusWrite 30.5 48% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.3 216% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 4x8GB 460 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 22.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 118%

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

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,266 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	4,250x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,183x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,304x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,454x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,346x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	860x
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	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	702x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	698x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	348x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $922

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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