MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


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 105%, 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	299% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 14:45
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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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-$220 198,859 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 (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,128 104% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,667 103% 1,667 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 152 Parallax 153 126% 153 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 116% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

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% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 868 868 866 854 848 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,376 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 900 428% 1,916 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 89.4 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 1,080 804% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 94GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 289 289 281 179 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 497 Write 280 Mixed 293 SusWrite 243 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 25.8 110% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 51.2 57% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 164 165 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 107 Write 59 Mixed 68 SusWrite 162 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 206% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 90%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 33 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 145 Write 52 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 38.5 82% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 142% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.5 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,912x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,774x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	523x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16