MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	327% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '21 at 02:13
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,005 93% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,636 101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 307 Reflection 278 Parallax 334 250% 307 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 250 Splatting 182 204% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1653 1459 1464 1480 1467 1492 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,532 Write 2,289 Mixed 1,844 SusWrite 1,502 458% 2,042 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 84.7 282% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 1,075 794% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 487GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2387 2163 1419 1454 1457 1442 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,396 Mixed 1,808 SusWrite 1,720 473% 2,105 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 81.3 272% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 1,162 858% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 410%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 143 141 158 152 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 443 Write 380 Mixed 304 SusWrite 184 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 15 73% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 32.2 46% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 130%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 65 138 95 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 449 Write 393 Mixed 298 SusWrite 157 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 15.3 75% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 32.3 46% 85.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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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	4,898x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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