MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 01:18
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 265 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1,051 94% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,568 97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 166 Parallax 174 129% 166 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 172 Splatting 121 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 21GB free Firmware: R0105A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 450 Mixed 28.6 72% 331 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 2.9 61% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 1.1 79% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 55 35 38 30 149 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.7% Below average	Read 180 Write 22.8 Mixed 176 SusWrite 59.5 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 0.1 70% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 2.7 DQ Mixed 15 25% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 76%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 88GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,558 Write 2162 Mixed 1,777 412% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 75.1 253% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,019 768% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 931GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2160 2137 2151 2148 2151 2165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 1,628 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,780 SusWrite 2,152 440% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 78.4 255% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1237 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,068 805% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 365%
HGST HUS 726060ALE610 6TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 598GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 2.7 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 73%
TOSHIBA HDWE150 5TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 41.6 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 2.7 39% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 80%
ST2000DX 001-1CM164 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 262GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 37.4 Write 35.4 Mixed 13 SusWrite 36.6 40% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 2.1 265% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,936x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,092x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,729x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,043x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,778x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,253x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,408x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	625x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,141

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16