MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29% 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	247% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400F-$99 153,026 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 246 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 805 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 48.4 Parallax 41.9 30% 42.3 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 27.4 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$83 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 1495 963 241 240 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 1,500 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 777 322% 1,453 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.6 224% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 791 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 902 648% 829 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 280%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 687GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 745GB free Firmware: CC63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 187 189 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 196 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 187 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
WD WD3200BUCT-63TWBY0 320GB 2,278 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 89GB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 50 Write 51.4 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 53.9 36% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 47%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 231GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 60 62 62 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 63.1 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 61.1 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 41%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 799GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 90 92 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 66.1 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 90.2 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 99%

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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	4,898x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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