MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	327% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 05:39
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1020 96% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,598 99% 1,598 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 3797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3510 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Lighting 98.1 Reflection 92 Parallax 92.8 80% 94.3 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 81.7 75% 94.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 863GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 2183 1822 1535 1548 1550 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,318 Mixed 1823 SusWrite 1636 467% 2,082 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 81.8 269% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 658 DQ Mixed 916 684% 923 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 410%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 392GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 182 169 163 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 188 Write 150 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 175 199% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ 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 - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,909x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	620x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16