MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	342% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 02:32
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 846 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,160 72% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 72.2 66% 76.9 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 56.2 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 62%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 783GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2255 2011 1489 1503 1497 1492 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,776 SusWrite 1,708 470% 2,095 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85.2 283% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 1,103 823% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 144%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,440 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,888x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,717x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,020x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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 $83Bench 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 $131	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