MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	155% 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	298% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

12 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 20:32
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$320 179,951 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 101% 178 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,080 104% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,583 106% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 391,539 User benchmarks, average bench 154% Zotac(19DA 2617) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 206 Parallax 204 180% 211 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 151 Splatting 136 127% 160 fps
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 166%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$160 125,361 User benchmarks, average bench 410% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1719 1912 1957 1968 1953 1925 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2450 Write 2,090 Mixed 1,410 SusWrite 1,906 440% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 50.7 177% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 339 326% 542 MB/s
Poor: 297% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 486%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 594,660 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 717GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 430 435 426 427 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 438 Mixed 413 SusWrite 431 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 50 160% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 288 205% 268 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 28,100 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 27.5 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 58: 5R 8G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	46%	48	345	284	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA0F6 Dell AW2518H

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Gaming 149%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $137

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $320Bench 97%, 179,951 samples	7,731x
Core i9-10850KIntel $314Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	3,134x
Core i5-10600KIntel $204Bench 93%, 60,836 samples	2,349x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	2,403x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 208%, 303,512 samples	2,065x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	1,482x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $114Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	1,958x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $135Bench 300%, 314,224 samples	1,173x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	1,104x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	1,218x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $286Bench 88%, 128,222 samples	1,069x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	797x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,154

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $350	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16