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

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	195% 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-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 21:36
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 129 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 814 78% 644 Pts	64-Core 1,027 64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3062) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 110 Parallax 130 102% 122 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 116 Splatting 105 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 286 264 275 267 265 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 2,363 Write 956 Mixed 851 SusWrite 281 243% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.6 212% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 490 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 357 287% 406 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 271%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 163GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 108 109 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 184 Write 177 Mixed 102 SusWrite 109 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 126 127 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 91.9 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 126 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 810GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 96.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 104 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 502GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 117 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 126 Write 123 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 117 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 110%

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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 $144Bench 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