MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.6% 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	96.5% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.6 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 18:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 294 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,052 98% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,590 98% 1,590 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 118 Parallax 105 85% 109 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 102 Splatting 93.6 80% 98.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AGILITY2 100GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 85GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 46 51 51 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 194 Write 66.9 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 49.5 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 23.7 99% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 81.6 66% 93.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 47%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 444 462 466 462 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 462 Mixed 316 SusWrite 447 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 39 140% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 134 126% 188 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 107 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 111 Write 103 Mixed 70 SusWrite 107 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 51%

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 (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 29.3 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 32.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	11%	57	108	5	60	34.1"	3440 1440	DELA0A7 DELL U3415W

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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	2,094x
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	1,780x
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	775x
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) $32	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