MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,005 96% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3518 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 129 112% 138 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 114 Splatting 108 98% 121 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW200509 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 43 207 352 72 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 491 Write 357 Mixed 302 SusWrite 142 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 13.6 101% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 18.4 65% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 481GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 190 187 190 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 113 Write 116 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 188 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 529GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 158 159 149 160 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 92.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 155 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 39% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 12 21 20 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 20.9 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 19.5 31% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.5 157% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% 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 39.3 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 27.7 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

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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