MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	128% 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	250% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,288 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 2,229 138% 2,229 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% PNY(196E 1305) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 172 Parallax 173 141% 173 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 150 Splatting 128 123% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 1580 1522 1431 1360 1454 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,197 Write 538 Mixed 535 SusWrite 1,496 211% 941 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 80.9 228% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 1043 DQ Mixed 336 400% 680 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 277%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 30.9 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 52.3 SC Mixed 34.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 127%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,963x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,101x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,735x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,052x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,790x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,256x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	627x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	573x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	494x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16