MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	98.7% 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	109% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 01:38
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,152 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,863 115% 1,863 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 6520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 166 Parallax 124 97% 136 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 109 Splatting 98.9 102% 129 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 294 239 231 232 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 381 SusWrite 280 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 53.8 181% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 250 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 85GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 488 488 471 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 400 SusWrite 476 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Sandisk SD8SN8U1T001122 1TB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 246GB free Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 281 279 276 276 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 337 Mixed 253 SusWrite 286 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 32.2 137% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 198 181% 279 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 101%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 187 184 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 170 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 185 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 364% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 29.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 109%

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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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	486x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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