MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	281% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 07:55
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 1018 92% 777 Pts	64-Core 1444 89% 1444 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 223 Parallax 251 204% 241 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 215 Splatting 134 162% 209 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1504 806 592 585 584 585 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2346 Mixed 1,597 SusWrite 776 406% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 77.8 268% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,187 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 1,108 825% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 340%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 243 232 243 233 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 233 Mixed 102 SusWrite 238 147% 201 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.7 400% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 112%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,896x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,055

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16