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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	357% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '21 at 11:47
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 106% 193 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,279 110% 939 Pts	64-Core 2,171 134% 2,171 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1909 1406 1405 1630 1776 1767 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,818 Write 2,533 Mixed 1,750 SusWrite 1,649 490% 2,187 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 94.4 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 1,023 772% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 414%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 431GB free Firmware: X41310RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 403 288 238 279 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 468 Mixed 335 SusWrite 324 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 37.3 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 240 205% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 293GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 491 491 487 492 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 492 Mixed 471 SusWrite 490 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59.2 197% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 496GB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 476 477 473 478 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 481 Mixed 409 SusWrite 475 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 53.5 177% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 300 243% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 809GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 96 98 90 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 121 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 94.4 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 54.4 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 42.1 140% 49 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 54.6 SC Mixed 38.6 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 40.7 98% 40.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 147%

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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	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
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 $300	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