MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	348% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 321 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 864 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,186 73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 196 Parallax 185 170% 197 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 144 Splatting 125 122% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 580GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2223 2274 2284 2327 977 1730 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 1,969 476% 2,123 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.4 240% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 990 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 69.4 336% 751 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 370%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 145GB free Firmware: 80002C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 365 359 361 361 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,031 Write 711 Mixed 804 SusWrite 380 163% 732 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 65.3 235% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 362 322% 469 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 164%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 511GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 348GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 397 390 389 388 365 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 370 Write 394 Mixed 293 SusWrite 388 82% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 26.2 87% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 68.9 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 82.8 64% 86.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Portable 1TB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 907GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 112 107 110 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 86.6 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 107 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.3% Very good	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 6R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	39%	38	297	218	144	27"	2560 1440	MSI1462 Optix MAG27CQ

History: Score 25: 3R 2G 4B | Score 43: 6R 2G 7B

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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	4,896x
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	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $1,055

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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