MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	241% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 867 81% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.6% Below average	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 35.8 29% 36.8 fps	MRender 35.2 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 41.6 35% 42.1 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1050 978 980 968 978 975 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1690 Write 2121 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 988 363% 1,611 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 62.8 218% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,051 782% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 297%
Team T253X6001T 1TB 2,856 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 738GB free Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 419 413 413 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 456 Write 419 Mixed 386 SusWrite 415 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 23.6 105% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 35.9 82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 107%

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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	4,891x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,022x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,763x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,046

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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