MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	268% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 06:28
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 261 97% 171 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,198 108% 909 Pts	64-Core 1,674 104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 390C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 210 Parallax 207 195% 219 fps	MRender 215 Gravity 160 Splatting 138 136% 171 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 560 528 514 507 494 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 718 Mixed 1,636 SusWrite 560 302% 1,370 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 83.5 280% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 1011 749% 997 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2382 2386 2393 1831 1528 1546 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,583 Write 2,395 Mixed 1,968 SusWrite 2,011 503% 2,239 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.5 281% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1265 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,096 820% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 435%

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)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% 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	10	8	60	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA8 MAG274QRF-QD

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,911x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16