MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	327% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '22 at 14:57
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,054 96% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,562 97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 2331) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.11.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 133 Parallax 274 112% 181 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 144 Splatting 194 156% 191 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2025 2065 2062 2085 2088 2082 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 1,661 Write 2160 Mixed 1,873 SusWrite 2,068 440% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 79.8 268% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1325 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1132 854% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 365%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 931GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1996 2008 2018 2019 2019 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,764 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,875 SusWrite 2,010 446% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 78.7 263% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,405 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,201 908% 1,224 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 365%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 122GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 127 SusWrite 62.8 147% 110 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 21.1 1,659% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 35 DQ Mixed 24.2 2,085% 26.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 214%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 52GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 104 Write 124 Mixed 114 SusWrite 62.9 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 19.7 1,594% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 30.6 DQ Mixed 22 1,854% 23.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 12.5TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 223 222 221 213 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 207 Mixed 162 SusWrite 215 269% 197 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 2.3 416% 5.83 MB/s	DQ Read 2.6 DQ Write 9.4 DQ Mixed 2.2 404% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 9,031 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 33 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

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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 - $170

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,271x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,190x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,306x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,120x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,462x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,350x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	863x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	582x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	700x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	350x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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