MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	182% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 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, 23 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 67.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 283 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 899 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0C-00AJM0 240GB 3,525 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 231800WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 131 133 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,394 Write 981 Mixed 989 SusWrite 157 196% 880 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 70.6 267% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 645 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 546 477% 700 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 189%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 780GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1532 820 843 847 845 851 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1577 Write 1,886 Mixed 1,467 SusWrite 956 332% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 82.5 308% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,266 932% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 276%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 194GB free Firmware: V8X01c83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 20 12 16 33 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 425 Write 124 Mixed 220 SusWrite 27.2 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 27.3 104% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 44.7 DQ Mixed 55.3 48% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 101%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$47 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 213 215 215 215 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 449 Mixed 414 SusWrite 220 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 50.7 169% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 99.2 127% 227 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 855GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 190 191 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 186 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 189 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 16GB 357 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 26.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 112%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,478 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	1,241x

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 $179	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