MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	152% 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	334% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 178 2-Core 292 104% 187 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,054 103% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,323 82% 1,323 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 214 Parallax 203 183% 214 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1982 2008 1964 2019 2013 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,443 Write 2,039 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1,983 410% 1805 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 89.2 315% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,721 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 1,395 1,015% 1,340 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 365%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1440 1424 1412 1445 1430 1435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,622 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,156 SusWrite 1431 319% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 96.6 346% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 313 425% 768 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 854GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 185 188 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 149 Mixed 114 SusWrite 187 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 42.7 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 36.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%

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

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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	4,945x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,096x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,734x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,047x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,784x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,254x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	626x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	775x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	493x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,143

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16