MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	300% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,052 100% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,684 104% 1,684 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 169 Parallax 171 139% 170 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 147 Splatting 126 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 663GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 451 476 481 481 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 432 SusWrite 433 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 55.5 181% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 282GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2300 800 803 803 803 802 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2603 Write 2,392 Mixed 1,954 SusWrite 1,052 448% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85.4 285% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 978 718% 944 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 355%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2055 1714 1701 1683 1695 1694 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 2289 Mixed 1,843 SusWrite 1,757 446% 1,974 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 68.5 239% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 912 668% 879 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 930GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 451 476 481 481 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 466 SusWrite 433 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 52.3 172% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 234GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 451 476 481 481 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 443 SusWrite 433 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 51.6 173% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 131%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 158 Mixed 89 SusWrite 158 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 109%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 128GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 105GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 89.3 Write 82.6 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 82.2 110% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.9 189% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 2,641 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 31.5 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 127%

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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	4,934x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,091x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,041x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,778x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,408x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	624x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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