MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	323% 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.

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, 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, 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,219 110% 926 Pts	64-Core 2,114 131% 2,114 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 146 Parallax 200 115% 162 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 97.5 95% 119 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 841GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 1743 1746 1750 1745 1743 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,871 SusWrite 1,801 455% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 75.4 265% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1262 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 1,145 854% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 347%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 231GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 211 215 213 200 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,015 Write 683 Mixed 596 SusWrite 229 140% 631 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.2 198% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 401 351% 527 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 154 154 153 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 402 SusWrite 188 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 55.3 187% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 176 175 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 115 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 174 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 167 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 162 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 166 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 929GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 71.7 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 101 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%
Mass Storage Device 126GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 117GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 16 16 15 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 8.7 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 14.8 17% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.6 248% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.1 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 118%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,913x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,774x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	523x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16