MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$235 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 186 2-Core 364 113% 213 Pts	4-Core 693 8-Core 1,232 116% 962 Pts	64-Core 1,763 109% 1,763 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.8.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 124 Parallax 159 94% 133 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 114 Splatting 82.8 78% 96.8 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 920GB free Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2078 1724 1728 1727 1727 1731 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 1,980 Write 2,345 Mixed 1,836 SusWrite 1,786 448% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 85 321% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,684 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1,579 1,184% 1,579 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 349%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 79 96 104 113 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 148 Write 151 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 89.4 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z4000C18 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 35 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 18.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 5R 4G 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
41%	38%	34	108	5	144	24"	1920 1080	SPT098C Sceptre L24

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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	2,085x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,034x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,776x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,250x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
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: $1,132

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