MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 02:38
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10500-$140 10,180 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 828 83% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 8644) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18 Reflection 17 Parallax 16.6 15% 17.2 fps	MRender 22.3 Gravity 18.5 Splatting 15.2 15% 18.7 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 203 202 206 206 205 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 310 SusWrite 208 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 46.2 158% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 249 206% 299 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5 5 4.7 5 5 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.88% Terrible	Read 16.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.8 6% 6.38 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.88% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.6 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,898x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,721x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,027x
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 $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