MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	114% 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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 11:29
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,288 114% 967 Pts	64-Core 1,770 110% 1,770 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 195 Parallax 190 140% 186 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 174 Splatting 123 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 839GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 442 456 468 457 454 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 484 Mixed 454 SusWrite 453 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 51.5 169% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 299 219% 291 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 365GB free Firmware: X41310RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 378 327 301 293 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 473 Mixed 351 SusWrite 337 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 44.9 149% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 220 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 927GB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 435 439 456 444 443 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 469 Mixed 410 SusWrite 442 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 46.2 152% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 254 190% 259 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 127%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 151 132 156 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 172 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 150 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 150 175 175 176 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 33.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,911x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16