MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	287% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,108 100% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,632 101% 1,632 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 151 Parallax 151 129% 153 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 1336 1519 1522 1521 1524 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1937 Write 2,252 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1,398 413% 1,832 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 68.4 238% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,140 855% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 334%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 153GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 486 486 487 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 487 Mixed 384 SusWrite 486 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 55.2 184% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
ST1000LM014-1EJ1 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 331GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 23 Write 40.7 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 42.3 41% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.3 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 27.8 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,934x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,091x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,041x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,778x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,408x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	624x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16