MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	133% 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	277% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 09:37
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 322 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1120 104% 868 Pts	64-Core 1739 108% 1739 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 199 Parallax 188 152% 191 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 184 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 981 783 784 788 807 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,241 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,527 SusWrite 1,012 381% 1,703 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 78.2 260% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 943 717% 975 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 355%
SSDPR-CX400-01T 1TB 765 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 55 49 56 49 49 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.6% Below average	Read 184 Write 134 Mixed 129 SusWrite 102 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 22.9 4K Mixed 12.3 53% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 22 DQ Mixed 20.4 16% 21 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 99%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 12GB free Firmware: R0126A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 261 Mixed 282 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 35.7 127% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 209 170% 241 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 126 111 108 131 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 93.4 Write 85.7 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 123 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 29.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 109%

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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	4,898x
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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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