MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	263% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,068 100% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,523 94% 1,523 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 220 Parallax 254 191% 236 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 234 Splatting 187 188% 237 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 1213 592 577 603 598 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,117 Write 2,104 Mixed 1351 SusWrite 795 356% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 75.8 251% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1160 870% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 340%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 179GB free Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 241 235 240 232 222 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 728 Write 238 Mixed 358 SusWrite 236 86% 390 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 40.1 149% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 429 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 286 239% 348 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 141%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 134 145 129 149 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 153 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 132 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 109%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 2,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 13 14 13 14 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 80.4 Write 19.1 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 13.8 46% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,921x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,084x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,724x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,031x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,776x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,250x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,403x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	489x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,135

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16