MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	345% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,012 97% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,279 79% 1,279 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 123 Parallax 140 112% 133 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 125 Splatting 114 113% 142 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 792GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1731 1714 1704 1677 1680 1686 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 1,772 Mixed 142 SusWrite 1,699 336% 1,513 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 89.7 298% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 518 561% 943 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 310%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE480GB 480GB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 370GB free Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 417 417 417 418 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 475 Write 418 Mixed 315 SusWrite 417 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 26.9 109% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 197 163% 231 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 313GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 188 192 192 192 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 190 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 873GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 167 172 170 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 170 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 251% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 5,282 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 35 120% 41.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 34.1 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 135%

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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 Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	426x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	218x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	155x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	92x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	93x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	61x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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