MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.7% 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	247% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	123.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 14:09
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 299 93% 175 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,184 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 2,142 132% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 121 Parallax 112 106% 121 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 100 Splatting 83.9 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1032 901 849 849 852 853 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 889 374% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 66 228% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 944 708% 952 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 297%
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 825GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 445 444 446 445 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 449 Mixed 408 SusWrite 446 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 30.1 136% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 40.9 91% 183 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 91%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1TB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2119 1880 1332 1337 1341 1339 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,884 Write 2,179 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,558 412% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 55.9 203% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,147 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 992 736% 980 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 320%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTRS 4x31.8GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28.4 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 24.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 177%

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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 Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	426x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	217x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	155x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	91x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	93x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	61x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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