MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	348% 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 16:11
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 321 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1,208 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,763 109% 1,763 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB; 08G-P5-3755-KR, EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 ULTRA GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 214 Parallax 203 190% 216 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 157 Splatting 139 133% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 1900 1940 1650 1439 824 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,034 Mixed 245 SusWrite 1,605 359% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 88.7 300% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,101 DQ Mixed 510 571% 973 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 176GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 109 86 111 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 94 Write 69.3 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 106 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 293GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 108 Mixed 110 SusWrite 121 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 76%
WD 5000AAD External 500GB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 8GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 40 38 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 41.5 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 39.4 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 11GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 42 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 41 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 41.1 51% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 25.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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 Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,892x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,763x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,046

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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