MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '21 at 23:59
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 988 92% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 127 109% 136 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 112 Splatting 106 96% 120 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW200509 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 326 310 52 3.1 2.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 486 Write 129 Mixed 341 SusWrite 126 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 13.7 106% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 18.5 65% 138 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 488GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 104 107 106 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 118 Write 75.7 Mixed 72 SusWrite 106 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 534GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 144 160 155 156 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 104 Write 92.2 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 155 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 15 21 20 21 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 39 Write 25.5 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 20.1 33% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.5 169% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 27.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 32.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,896x
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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $40Bench 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: $1,055

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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