MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 225% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	249% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 15:55
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 171 2-Core 342 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,079 106% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,792 111% 1,792 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 316 Reflection 417 Parallax 330 258% 354 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 252 Splatting 190 210% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 535 273 262 141 514 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 1,939 Mixed 200 SusWrite 412 277% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79.3 273% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 739 DQ Write 1011 DQ Mixed 481 473% 744 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 198 212 210 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 21.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 19 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 103%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 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 $63Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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