MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	148% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 15:49
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,031 95% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,605 99% 1,605 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3957 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 132 Reflection 122 Parallax 145 107% 133 fps	MRender 0.4 Gravity 122 Splatting 0.4 30% 40.9 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 237 263 243 243 271 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,134 Write 1,215 Mixed 1087 SusWrite 292 209% 932 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 60.7 198% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 323 287% 445 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 223%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 112GB free Firmware: VA001C74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 422 421 418 417 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 411 Mixed 363 SusWrite 418 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 34.2 125% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 136 118% 169 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 329GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 123 125 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29 12,279 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 109GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 87 89 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 71.5 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 88.2 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 64%
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA00 250GB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 233GB free Firmware: PB2OC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 84 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 81.2 Write 81.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 83.8 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 25.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 111%

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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	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,721x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,027x
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 $110Bench 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 $295	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