MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	343% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '21 at 02:40
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,130 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,741 108% 1,741 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C72B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 165 Parallax 164 135% 165 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 144 Splatting 127 128% 162 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 471GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1616 2086 1679 1423 1398 1398 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,647 Write 2,448 Mixed 1931 SusWrite 1600 484% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 89.1 291% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,111 828% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 410%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 346GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 886 877 887 881 896 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,371 Write 919 Mixed 875 SusWrite 886 226% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 76.2 269% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 843 DQ Mixed 219 273% 464 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 209%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 463GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 464 460 469 471 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 470 Mixed 361 SusWrite 465 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 38.3 145% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 170 159% 242 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 96%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 500GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 466GB free Firmware: 3000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 429 429 432 434 433 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.5 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	GBT2709 G27Q

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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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $1,053

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 $45	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