MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	118% 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	288% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 11:04
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,106 102% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,610 100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 150 Parallax 161 127% 156 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 1479 1516 1520 1515 1518 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 1,355 415% 1,841 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.6 239% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,297 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 1,149 860% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 334%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 263GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 485 487 487 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 402 SusWrite 486 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 57.4 190% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 27.5 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 32.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,958x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,099x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,735x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,050x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,788x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,256x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,415x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	626x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	572x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	493x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,148

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16