MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C98
Motherboard	MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 22:50
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 886 91% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,160 72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 127 Parallax 118 94% 120 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 120 Splatting 107 88% 108 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3700100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 402 447 420 118 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 511 Write 386 Mixed 418 SusWrite 310 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 22.6 127% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 70.2 109% 203 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 325GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 161 160 162 170 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 142 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 164 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 59GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 62 62 64 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 65.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 63.6 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 77GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 54 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 56 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 10,593 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 26.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	258x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	32x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	184x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	69x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	29x

SSD
P210 512GBPatriotBench 71%, 4,278 samples	47x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	34x
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	30x

RAM
NMUD416E86-3200D 2x16GBUnknownBench 101%, 3,261 samples	32x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 44%, 5,762 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 84%, 15,358 samples	18x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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