MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	7.38% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	321% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 03:57
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 320 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,136 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,747 108% 1,747 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.38% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 9 6% 9.47 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 7.67 Splatting 17 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.38% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 795GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2047 1728 1732 1703 1726 1697 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,023 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,833 SusWrite 1,772 448% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 73.4 257% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,343 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 1,192 891% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 347%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 127GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 102 105 97 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 63.3 Write 69.9 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 104 18% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6.6 DQ Mixed 1.9 2% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 18%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 219GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 83.2 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 219GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 86.4 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 102 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 67%
ASMT 2115 120GB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 180 179 183 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 191 Mixed 193 SusWrite 180 267% 201 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 26.1 4K Mixed 20.1 1,641% 21.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 36.1 DQ Mixed 23.7 2,108% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 162%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 161 165 169 167 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 164 Mixed 110 SusWrite 165 203% 150 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 1.3 392% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 2 224% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 29.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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 - $300

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,889x
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	2,021x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 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 $65Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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