MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55% 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	276% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1219 111% 934 Pts	64-Core 1,766 109% 1,766 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 63 57% 67.7 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 56.1 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 1458 809 810 811 815 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 962 421% 1,879 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 70.3 241% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1126 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 1,031 760% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 157 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 479 Mixed 396 SusWrite 190 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 45.1 155% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 351 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 435GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9563 Write 9,235 Mixed 9,026 2,072% 9,274 MB/s	4K Read 619 4K Write 294 4K Mixed 385 1,588% 433 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 1,138 881% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 163 164 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 101 SusWrite 161 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 25.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 107%

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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	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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