MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	133% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 187 2-Core 372 115% 217 Pts	4-Core 702 8-Core 1,077 110% 889 Pts	64-Core 1309 81% 1309 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 210 Parallax 207 185% 215 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 157 Splatting 138 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 680 582 518 565 603 642 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 1630 Mixed 1,252 SusWrite 598 228% 998 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 47 152% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 616 467% 625 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 281%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 389GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 303 300 293 295 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 460 Mixed 272 SusWrite 304 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 45.1 146% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 255 208% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 564GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 394 464 460 405 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 451 Mixed 368 SusWrite 434 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 38.9 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 239 206% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 904GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 109 107 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 108 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 30.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 38.6 109% 38.3 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,318 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	4,269x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,189x
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	1,461x
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 $300	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