MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	252% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	10.4 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 05:10
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,002 95% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,509 93% 1,509 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.2% 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: 4150 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 197 Parallax 226 170% 210 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 216 Splatting 171 175% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$79 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1034 1308 596 601 610 608 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,091 Write 1917 Mixed 1,245 SusWrite 793 338% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 67.5 226% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 1,122 837% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 252% 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: 232 243 238 236 222 238 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 782 Write 280 Mixed 313 SusWrite 235 88% 403 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.2 130% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 348 282% 410 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 141%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 129 135 131 130 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 86.2 Write 124 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 130 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% 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: 9.4 14 13 14 13 14 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 80.8 Write 20.2 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 13 46% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 30% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.1% 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 (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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