MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive172% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C75
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS  (all builds)
Memory21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '22 at 14:25
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 74.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 1,013
91% 768 Pts
64-Core 1732
107% 1732 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 4.3
3% 4.2 fps
MRender 3.8
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5.1
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 4%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C75) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8783
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.68% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 8.4
5% 8.3 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 7
Splatting 0.1
4% 6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.68%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11L 1TB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1051 713 85 169 120 172 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,891
Write 1,045
Mixed 916
SusWrite 385
234% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.7
160% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 393
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 398
347% 503 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 172%
Great: 245%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
68GB free
Firmware: P0330AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 169 106 76 76 75 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 490
Write 242
Mixed 378
SusWrite 136
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 44.8
152% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 237
196% 279 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
935GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 106 111 109 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 104
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 108
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1Z3200C16 Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 029E CMK8GX4M1Z3200C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64.5% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 20.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 92.3
43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 65%

 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 16,446 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,019
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