MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	308% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,067 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 151 Parallax 128 115% 140 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 1502 1725 1730 1716 1695 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,277 Mixed 1832 SusWrite 1,643 437% 1,939 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 70.1 247% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1282 DQ Write 1,009 DQ Mixed 1,146 857% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 452GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 478 480 481 481 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 464 Mixed 409 SusWrite 479 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59 199% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 267 226% 329 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Seagate ST4000NM0024-1HT178 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3.5TB free Firmware: SND2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 205 205 205 208 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 195 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 202 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.2 272% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 15 18 15 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 29.2 Write 7.2 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 15.4 20% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 28.6 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 113%

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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 EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,896x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,055

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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