MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	285% 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 05:18
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 96 2-Core 301 84% 160 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1098 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,623 100% 1,623 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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)	7.27% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 9.12 6% 9.51 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.73 Splatting 17.1 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 0974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 62.3 52% 64.8 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 55.3 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1582 1167 1220 1591 1612 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,705 Write 1,641 Mixed 1226 SusWrite 1,454 339% 1,507 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 81.1 273% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 312 417% 751 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 295%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 491 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 479 Mixed 374 SusWrite 491 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 43.1 150% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 176 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 672GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 475 475 475 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 467 Mixed 412 SusWrite 476 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 50.4 167% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 289 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 114 SusWrite 91.1 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 412GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 146 153 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 158 Mixed 107 SusWrite 153 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 409GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 135 140 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 157 Mixed 108 SusWrite 140 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 134%

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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	2,073x
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	1,764x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

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