MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '21 at 21:44
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 895
90% 731 Pts
64-Core 1,191
74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 106
Parallax 113
96% 112 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 100
Splatting 91.3
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,546
Write 2,272
Mixed 1,551
471% 2,123 MB/s
4K Read 63.1
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 86.1
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,104
800% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41
163GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 93
Write 98.8
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 92.2
62% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
104GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 83 85 86 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 106
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 85.3
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 165GB-$46
94GB free
Firmware: P22OAB3A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 60 61 65 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 74.5
Write 62.9
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 62.9
45% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 24.4
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 27
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,317 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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