MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 07:28
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 659 8-Core 1,278 115% 968 Pts	64-Core 1,795 111% 1,795 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 197 Parallax 194 152% 193 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 179 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 778GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 427 427 423 425 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 486 Mixed 448 SusWrite 430 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 262 197% 269 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 367GB free Firmware: X41310RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 409 309 274 247 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 447 Mixed 354 SusWrite 326 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 45.2 153% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 220 175% 252 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 110GB free Firmware: R040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 326 289 269 320 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 254 Write 369 Mixed 299 SusWrite 300 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 27.8 4K Mixed 21.6 68% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 72.9 DQ Mixed 33.3 30% 42.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 104%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 846GB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 430 440 439 436 445 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 475 Mixed 410 SusWrite 437 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 47.2 152% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 232 176% 244 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 166 168 165 168 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 143 Write 145 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 166 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 171 176 174 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 130 131 130 127 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 144 Mixed 116 SusWrite 130 180% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 1.1 369% 4.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 4.2 DQ Mixed 1.6 199% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 24.6 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 103%

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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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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