MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 04:15
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 988 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,609 100% 1,609 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.2% Very good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 83.4 73% 88.1 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 72.1 70% 88 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 160 109 106 107 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 372 SusWrite 144 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 47.2 158% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 343 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 124%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 134GB free Firmware: SAFM01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 371 372 372 371 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 375 Mixed 298 SusWrite 362 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 37.6 139% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 66.2 121% 238 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Expansion+ 500GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 350GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 42 42 42 42 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 39.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 40.5 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 784GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 126 126 125 125 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 125 Write 116 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 125%

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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	4,266x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,186x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,305x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,119x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,458x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	862x
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	553x

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	699x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	349x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

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 $179	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