MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	90.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 909 84% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,383 86% 1,383 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 139 Parallax 155 116% 145 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 132 Splatting 99 109% 139 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 531GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 363 383 390 395 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 376 Mixed 313 SusWrite 369 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 30.7 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 269 224% 324 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 136 145 145 143 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 72.4 Write 91.9 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 125 20% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 142GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 333 323 334 361 298 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 419 Write 365 Mixed 243 SusWrite 319 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 34.4 121% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 242 205% 300 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 98%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 552GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 130 Write 119 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 105 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 299GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 148 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 145 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	165	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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	4,922x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,084x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,724x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,031x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,776x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,250x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,404x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	489x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16