MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% 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	210% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C98
Motherboard	MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98) (all builds)
Memory	52.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220615
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '23 at 18:22
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 940 90% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,418 88% 1,418 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 202 Parallax 194 176% 204 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 154 Splatting 137 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 825 400 230 203 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 1,700 Mixed 1,295 SusWrite 562 282% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 64.5 227% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 1,032 777% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 276%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 102GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,361 Write 2,179 Mixed 2091 493% 2,210 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 80.8 264% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 1,024 DQ Mixed 1147 857% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 8945 NMUD416F82-3200D 8945 NMUD416E86-3200D 64GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	40%	10	217	59	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32E0 ASUS VG32VQ1B

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Typical Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98) Builds (Compare 444 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490 PLUS (MS-7C98)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	259x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	32x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	184x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	69x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	29x

SSD
P210 512GBPatriotBench 71%, 4,278 samples	47x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	34x
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	30x

RAM
NMUD416E86-3200D 2x16GBUnknownBench 101%, 3,261 samples	33x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 44%, 5,762 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 84%, 15,358 samples	18x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

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