MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 130% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	291% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 01:36
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,035 99% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,546 96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3903) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 168 Parallax 161 151% 172 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 135 Splatting 116 114% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 541GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1173 1020 998 1059 1029 1056 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,483 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,056 414% 1,851 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 78.8 262% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,030 769% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 214 220 218 217 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 154 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 214 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%
General UDisk 134GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 79GB free, PID 04d2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 9.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 14.9 16% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 0.5 372% 3.7 MB/s	DQ Read 0.2 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 0.5 368% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 18.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 20.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 6: 1R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	50%	4	106	2	144	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G4

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C75) Builds (Compare 16,459 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,312x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,205x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,317x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,137x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,474x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,359x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	870x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	584x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	561x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	707x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	355x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,020

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16