MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	266% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 04:17
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$125 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 151 2-Core 292 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 818 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.8% Good	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 95.3 Parallax 92.7 61% 87.7 fps	MRender 91.4 Gravity 85.5 Splatting 77.8 69% 84.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 411 406 406 403 393 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,465 Write 1989 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 420 356% 1,602 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 87.9 304% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,161 846% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 302%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 101 100 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 107 Mixed 51 SusWrite 99.9 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 69%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 96 99 100 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 137 Write 102 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 97.1 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 24 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 121%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,706 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	4,963x
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	2,053x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,790x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,257x

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