MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	263% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 148 2-Core 312 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,247 110% 935 Pts	64-Core 2100 130% 2100 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 186 Parallax 174 133% 174 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1962 1360 1571 1925 1674 1989 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 776 Write 2464 Mixed 1,707 SusWrite 1,747 384% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 72.7 260% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 989 745% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 410GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 493 493 493 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 409 SusWrite 492 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 53.1 186% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$500 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 154GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,560 Write 9,743 Mixed 9540 2,151% 9,615 MB/s	4K Read 709 4K Write 500 4K Mixed 547 2,041% 586 MB/s	DQ Read 1567 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 1,224 936% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 129%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 174 171 173 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 146 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 170 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 312% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 36 20 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 135 Write 60.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 28.8 89% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.6 238% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB-$192 7,103 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 32.4 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 32.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 142%

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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	4,897x
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	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,058

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 $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