MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.1% 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	96.2% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 03:05
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,097 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,577 98% 1,577 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.1% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 117 Parallax 104 84% 108 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 100 Splatting 92.8 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY2 100GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 92GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 53 44 48 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 193 Write 68.5 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 50.7 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 23.8 99% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 72.6 59% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 47%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 449 464 464 467 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 464 Mixed 320 SusWrite 450 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 39.6 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 133 126% 189 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 831GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 85 86 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 88.3 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 84.7 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 440GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 78.8 Write 80.2 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 81.9 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 69%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 86 84 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 83.5 Write 80.2 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 84.8 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 2626 4TB 2,594 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 78 78 78 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 70.2 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 75.8 95% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 1,557 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 29.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 31.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,937x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,092x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,731x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,044x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,778x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,253x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,409x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	625x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16