MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$99
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 736
70% 581 Pts
64-Core 940
58% 940 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 116
Parallax 125
109% 125 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 105
Splatting 87
88% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
551GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 74 76 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 452
Write 74.3
Mixed 111
SusWrite 74.3
38% 178 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 20.7
84% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 80.3
DQ Mixed 101
81% 117 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 128%
VendorCo ProductCode 8GB
7GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
5.14% Terrible
Read 18.9
Write 8.2
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 8.1
11% 9.85 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.14%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 110%

 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 16,266 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $922
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