MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 151%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 159%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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 Drive342% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '21 at 19:06
Run Duration316 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 164
2-Core 327
107% 196 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 1,295
115% 974 Pts
64-Core 1,852
115% 1,852 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 110%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 248
Parallax 191
155% 210 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 158
Splatting 132
132% 166 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 138%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS2130 2TB SSD
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213522
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2526 2593 2601 2599 2608 2597 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
342% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 2,488
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,587
452% 1,984 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 74.9
256% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,185
DQ Write 1,003
DQ Mixed 1108
826% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 114%
This bench: 342%
Great: 382%
Adata SU630 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: S190802a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 359 342 342 342 342 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 466
Mixed 457
SusWrite 368
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 39.3
146% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 317
229% 294 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 631 631 631 632 630 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,552
Write 2,369
Mixed 1467
SusWrite 904
407% 1,823 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 90.3
302% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 1,041
DQ Mixed 1,130
856% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 303%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 218 219 220 220 218 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.1% Excellent
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 25.4
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 30.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 49: 6R 3G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
49% 21% 92 230 146 280 24.5" 1920 1080 AUS25A9 VG259QM
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,274 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $941
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