MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	276% 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	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	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '22 at 10:20
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 as expected (47^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 950 92% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,568 97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1302 1758 1779 1776 1165 1159 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,053 Write 1,568 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 1,490 369% 1,645 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 61 203% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 791 624% 856 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 291 293 293 294 293 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 463 Mixed 385 SusWrite 308 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 50.8 166% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 344 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 82 83 84 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 109 Write 86 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 80.9 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 84%
Crucial Gizmo! 4GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID a811 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	5.39% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 5.5 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 5.5 10% 9.18 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.39% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4RL.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4RL.M8FE1 BL8G36C16U4BL.M8FE1 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 112%

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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 - $164

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,326x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,207x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,318x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,144x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,479x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,360x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	872x
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	562x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	708x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	701x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	356x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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