MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	260% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 16:56
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 985 96% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,467 91% 1,467 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 182 Parallax 205 152% 191 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 164 Splatting 132 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

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% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 995 993 992 997 994 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,993 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,044 393% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 66.3 237% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 1,015 746% 986 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 297%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 49GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,836 Write 1,731 Mixed 713 316% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51 188% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 861 664% 909 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 154GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 465 476 477 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 482 Mixed 345 SusWrite 474 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 48.9 163% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 231 204% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 233GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 79 80 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 81.7 Write 79.4 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 79.5 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 2,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 107GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 41 36 38 36 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 153 Write 64.8 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 44.4 102% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 141% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 19.8 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 114%

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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	4,892x
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	2,023x
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 $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