MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '21 at 05:37
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1196 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,237 76% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 282 Reflection 274 Parallax 293 230% 283 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 238 Splatting 180 195% 248 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 408 238 235 230 244 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 412 Write 459 Mixed 360 SusWrite 300 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 31 96% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 43.3 DQ Mixed 46.5 32% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 30GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.2% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 40.7 Mixed 8 SusWrite 41 6% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 2 27% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 9.2 DQ Write 11.3 DQ Mixed 15 10% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 75%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 253GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 246 246 249 251 250 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.8% Excellent	Read 261 Write 247 Mixed 237 SusWrite 247 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 46.7 151% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 102 98% 152 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 135GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 132 134 133 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 87.2 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 131 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 134 111 110 164 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 162 Write 136 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x
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	1,764x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

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