MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	313% 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.

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Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '21 at 02:50
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 954 93% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,537 95% 1,537 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.46% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.5 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 13.8 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2044 1731 1734 1728 1730 1842 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 1,921 Write 1,663 Mixed 1,507 SusWrite 1,801 388% 1,723 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 71.5 252% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,124 828% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 349%
Intel HBRPEKNX0202AL 512GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 476GB free Firmware: L004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 881 880 886 887 888 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,371 Write 916 Mixed 845 SusWrite 881 224% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 71.2 248% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 344 331% 504 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 210%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 912GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 114 112 114 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 114 Write 99.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 113 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$56 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 24.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 22.2 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 111%

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,930x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,090x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,039x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,407x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	624x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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