MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '20 at 04:21
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1174 108% 906 Pts	64-Core 1,729 107% 1,729 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 68 64 51 45 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 283 Write 326 Mixed 18 SusWrite 64.2 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 0.1 32% 78.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 86%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 663GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2362 2138 1130 1181 1181 1177 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,296 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 1,528 440% 1,958 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 80 282% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,358 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 1,261 949% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 372%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 167 164 160 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 170 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 164 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 483% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 779GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 149 149 148 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 148 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 5,535 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 110%

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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	4,890x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,022x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,762x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	486x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,046

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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