MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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	127% 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	111% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 08:02
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,110 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1977 122% 1977 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (164 fps cap detected)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 164 Parallax 164 134% 164 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 164 Splatting 164 134% 164 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 495GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 453 453 453 453 453 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 364 SusWrite 454 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.5 152% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 283 233% 334 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 893GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 482 480 479 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 398 SusWrite 481 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 49.3 169% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 653GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 123 123 126 121 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 115 Write 87.7 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 122 69% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 105%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 151GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 144 146 147 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 138 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 145 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 719GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 107 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 84.1 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 106 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 105%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 125 124 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 113 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 125 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 129 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 105 Write 66.9 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 126 58% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 171% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 118%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,456 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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	486x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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