MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.4% 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	236% 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	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.

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 13:02
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 1234 111% 938 Pts	64-Core 1,758 109% 1,758 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3576 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	96.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 96% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 832 839 839 663 681 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,559 Write 1,760 Mixed 1450 SusWrite 891 318% 1415 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 73.9 249% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 938 700% 945 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 276%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.6 4 3.8 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 27.6 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.4 157% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 114%

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

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,443 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,889x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,071x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,021x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,761x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $65Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,048

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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