MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	315% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,111 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 2,101 130% 2,101 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 203 Parallax 194 172% 203 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 155 Splatting 134 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1786 2309 1297 1189 1196 1192 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 2,334 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 1,495 445% 1,988 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 80.3 265% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 648 DQ Mixed 898 670% 904 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 393GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 486 486 487 436 336 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 484 Mixed 419 SusWrite 451 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 8,508 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 132%

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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