MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	92.5% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 311 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,162 101% 862 Pts	64-Core 2,006 124% 2,006 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon S920 512 512GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: V.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 177 217 186 179 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 378 SusWrite 210 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 43.1 145% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 284 228% 321 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 788GB free Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 330 245 71 66 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 406 Write 386 Mixed 293 SusWrite 199 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 14.8 59% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 29 42% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51% 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: 1971 760 438 571 398 519 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,544 Write 1,548 Mixed 1,637 SusWrite 776 310% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.9 187% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 695 DQ Mixed 774 569% 746 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 230%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 535GB free Firmware: 03.00C09 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 72 76 76 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 77.3 Write 73 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 74.9 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 62%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 154GB free Firmware: MS1OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 103 101 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 99.6 62% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3500412AS 500GB 3,833 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 319GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 85 89 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 96.1 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 88.1 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,365 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 28.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%

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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	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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