MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 21:07
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 277 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 847 78% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,515 94% 1,515 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 199 Parallax 196 173% 203 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 387 Write 351 Mixed 152 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 33.5 116% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 110 103% 164 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 156GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 343 426 430 426 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 148 Mixed 313 SusWrite 386 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 35.1 128% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 170 156% 236 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 102%
XPG SPECTRIX S20G 1TB 1,404 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 788GB free Firmware: VC0S0322 SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 797 950 996 976 1014 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,323 Write 1,065 Mixed 843 SusWrite 892 231% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 35.4 119% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 547 415% 561 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 306%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 320GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 73 74 72 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 98.5 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 72.8 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2x8GB 16,423 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 25.2 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 103%

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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	4,891x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,022x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,763x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,046

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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