MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% 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	271% 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 162 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 955 93% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,237 76% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 212 Parallax 207 186% 216 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 157 Splatting 141 132% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% 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% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1925 1972 768 365 295 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1403 Write 2,068 Mixed 1,664 SusWrite 939 344% 1,519 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 92 318% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,712 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,377 1,008% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 365%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 478GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1529 1531 1532 1522 1510 1489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,673 Write 1,495 Mixed 1,120 SusWrite 1,519 326% 1,452 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 94.2 333% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 313 424% 767 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 865GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 164 188 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 87.4 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 172 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% 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 48.5 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 42.6 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 36.3 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 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	4,926x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,086x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,727x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,035x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	568x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16