MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.4% 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 Drive75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime18.4 Days
Run DateOct 15 '21 at 05:40
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 88.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 280
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 854
87% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,069
66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 123
Parallax 114
92% 116 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 116
Splatting 105
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3900100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 392 407 400 317 199 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 485
Write 379
Mixed 378
SusWrite 351
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 8.7
86% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 46.5
89% 172 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
374GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 454 461 451 444 452 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 474
Mixed 447
SusWrite 452
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 48.9
165% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.7% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 18.8
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 122%

 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 16,306 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: $938
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