MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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 Drive	272% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211022
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 913 83% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,566 97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 204 Parallax 198 181% 208 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711250WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 1238 1320 1066 902 593 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 1880 Mixed 1538 SusWrite 1064 332% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 78.1 304% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1,192 927% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 296%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 883GB free Firmware: 711250WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2702 2733 1269 168 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 2,657 Mixed 1,999 SusWrite 1,202 438% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 318 4K Mixed 92.3 372% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 1805 DQ Write 1,405 DQ Mixed 1,564 1,181% 1,591 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 333%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 699GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 94.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 91.7 59% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 437GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 151 149 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 178 Write 157 Mixed 119 SusWrite 149 200% 151 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.7 348% 4.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 335% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.6 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,320 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 $139Bench 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 $90Bench 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	554x

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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

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 $177	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