MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% 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	295% 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, 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 165 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,194 109% 915 Pts	64-Core 1,800 111% 1,800 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 112 Parallax 119 104% 120 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 108 Splatting 99.6 94% 117 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%

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% 515GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 1707 1729 1391 870 932 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,995 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1412 408% 1,812 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 71.1 248% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 1,029 DQ Mixed 1,181 883% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 347%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 911GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1446 1428 1441 1474 1437 1437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,572 Write 1,520 Mixed 1,119 SusWrite 1,444 318% 1,414 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 80.2 271% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 863 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 606 541% 811 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 790GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 174 172 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 167 Mixed 102 SusWrite 172 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.4 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 16,440 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 - $300

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,888x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,717x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,020x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $83Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	486x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,077

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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