MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	153% 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	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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 19:32
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 995 94% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,501 93% 1,501 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.8% Good	Lighting 88.5 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 80 72% 85.1 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 75 Splatting 66.5 65% 81.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS512GMTE110S 512GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 178 182 190 177 198 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,612 Write 876 Mixed 844 SusWrite 245 198% 894 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 24.8 160% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 455 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 345 336% 522 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 240%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 586GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 145 146 153 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 158 Mixed 105 SusWrite 149 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 249GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 116GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 95 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 114 Write 97 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 93.6 106% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 28% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 40%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 12 12 12 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 10.3 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 11.3 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.3 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 30.9 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 110%

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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	4,924x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,086x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,726x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,034x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,250x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16