MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 108%, 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	318% 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.

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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 19:25
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 168 2-Core 336 108% 200 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,093 106% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,764 109% 1,764 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% 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 144 Reflection 139 Parallax 198 118% 160 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 139 Splatting 92.8 93% 116 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% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2038 1729 1729 1736 1736 1735 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,303 Mixed 1,793 SusWrite 1,784 445% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 72.7 256% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,117 838% 1,122 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 347%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 133GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 210 206 200 203 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 919 Write 307 Mixed 278 SusWrite 214 94% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.2 180% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 401 352% 527 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 153 154 153 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 390 SusWrite 188 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 55.1 187% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 175 177 177 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 153 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 173 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 166 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 102 SusWrite 166 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 929GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 102 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 71.8 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 101 61% 83.5 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%

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 as expected (51^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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