MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	176% 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	214% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 18:19
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,070 96% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,600 99% 1,600 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5528 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 248 Parallax 257 204% 252 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 204 Splatting 157 176% 225 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00-1032 1TB 1,731 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 715 670 398 387 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,441 Write 1,701 Mixed 1,220 SusWrite 617 280% 1,245 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 67.2 247% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 845 DQ Mixed 1,046 761% 994 MB/s
Poor: 179% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 271%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 172 170 170 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 130 SusWrite 169 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 373% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 6,582 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 13.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 15.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 52%

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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%

UFO

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