MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 17:21
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1153 103% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,586 98% 1,586 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 131 Parallax 116 103% 124 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 103 Splatting 97.2 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 57.9 Write 231 Mixed 114 31% 134 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 74.9 DQ Write 93.5 DQ Mixed 185 111% 118 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 166GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 177 Write 151 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 86.7 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 196GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 191 191 189 191 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 78 Write 84.9 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 186 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 106%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 141 Write 26.4 Mixed 53 SusWrite 26.5 66% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.2 232% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 19.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 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	10	8	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ78E8 BenQ GW2280

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,300 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	4,266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,185x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,305x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,457x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	861x
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	553x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	704x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	699x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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