MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	45.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 17:33
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,160 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 2,081 129% 2,081 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.69% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 9.6 Parallax 8.5 5% 7.93 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 0.1 5% 6.73 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.69% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 424 439 442 448 446 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 438 Mixed 336 SusWrite 438 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 39.6 144% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 266 219% 313 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 483 484 483 477 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 485 Mixed 414 SusWrite 474 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 65GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 56 57 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 59.6 Mixed 69 SusWrite 55.1 46% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 147 149 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 112 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 146 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GVK 2x31.5GB 3,543 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 138%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 8R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	11%	117	55	30	60	23"	1920 1080	ACR0318 Acer H236HL

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 47: 8R 1G 4B

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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	4,898x
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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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