MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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.
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.

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Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 06:32
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,044 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,828 113% 1,828 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% XFX(1EAE 6601) ≥ 4GB; xfx 6700 xt merc 319 Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 147 Parallax 324 129% 210 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 156 Splatting 187 159% 197 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,942 Write 1,847 Mixed 1,387 384% 1,725 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 70.8 245% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 955 715% 958 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 22GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,847 Write 558 Mixed 389 201% 931 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.9 149% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 759 596% 832 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 4TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: D702 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 158 Mixed 54.8 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 101%
Memorex USB Flash Drive 64GB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 32GB free, PID 7722 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.6 Write 95.8 Mixed 63.9 105% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 77% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 32.6 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 32.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%

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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