MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics104% 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 Drive310% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 08:27
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 646
8-Core 1,223
111% 934 Pts
64-Core 1771
110% 1771 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 146
Parallax 132
106% 136 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 134
Splatting 122
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 843 842 844 843 841 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
310% Outstanding
Read 2,670
Write 2,478
Mixed 1,920
SusWrite 855
443% 1981 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 93.3
311% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 1,209
910% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 310%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
336GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 469 456 466 465 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 491
Mixed 474
SusWrite 469
110% 487 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 59
197% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 358
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
482GB free
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 428 454 442 440 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 453
Mixed 433
SusWrite 446
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 57.9
195% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 128
160% 284 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 126%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
612GB free
Firmware: 0109
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 73 74 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 78.7
Write 94.3
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 72.3
58% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.6
180% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 42.4
MC Mixed 31.1
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 47.6
SC Mixed 31.7
97% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 108%
Great: 111%

 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 16,278 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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