MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$225 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,155 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,961 121% 1,961 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8760) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72% Very good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 119 Parallax 84 73% 97.6 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 77 Splatting 71 70% 87.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon S920 512 512GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: V.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 202 195 195 208 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 421 Mixed 377 SusWrite 233 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 43.4 146% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 288 229% 321 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 788GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 311 225 110 97 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 452 Write 395 Mixed 302 SusWrite 196 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 14.9 60% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 28.7 42% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 58%
Topmore TPCIE501 512GB SSD 15 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 141GB free Firmware: ECFM32.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2336 570 571 465 571 539 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,423 Write 1,697 Mixed 1,564 SusWrite 842 312% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 49.6 186% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 589 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 758 516% 628 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 230%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 535GB free Firmware: 03.00C09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 75 77 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 81.2 Write 70.4 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 75.7 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 154GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 103 103 86 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 98.4 61% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3500412AS 500GB 3,833 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 319GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 88 87 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 114 Write 97.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 87.3 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%

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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	4,897x
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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,058

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