MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	312% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 19:50
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1085 102% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,691 105% 1,691 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 112 Parallax 119 104% 119 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 108 Splatting 97.1 93% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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: 1835 1711 1732 1713 1710 1718 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 2,051 Mixed 1,752 SusWrite 1,736 423% 1,874 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 73.1 253% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 1,121 836% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 347%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 911GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1449 1452 1469 1458 1453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,664 Write 1,582 Mixed 1,151 SusWrite 1,458 329% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 79.6 271% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 862 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 608 543% 813 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 790GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 170 173 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 163 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 170 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% 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 @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 32.1 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 32.8 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% 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 16,558 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 - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,922x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,084x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,724x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,031x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,776x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,250x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,404x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	489x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16