MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	253% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '22 at 07:35
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$320 176,510 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 885 87% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,283 86% 1,283 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$280 267,390 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 16.3 Reflection 20.3 Parallax 20.3 13% 19 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 34 Splatting 26.2 27% 29.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$154 84,525 User benchmarks, average bench 332% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 969 947 917 887 850 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,224 Write 1,296 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 927 307% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.1 215% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,121 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 922 688% 923 MB/s
Poor: 235% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 403%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 224,515 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 663GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 113 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 133 Write 124 Mixed 112 SusWrite 115 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,013 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 4R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	16%	69	96	50	144	27"	1920 1080	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

History: Score 23: 3R 1G 5B | Score 21: 0R 7G 0B | Score 41: 4R 7G 0B

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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%, 176,510 samples	7,767x
Core i9-10850KIntel $314Bench 99%, 68,929 samples	3,150x
Core i5-10600KIntel $190Bench 93%, 61,301 samples	2,359x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,539 samples	2,415x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 209%, 303,019 samples	2,079x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	1,488x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 331%, 398,388 samples	1,965x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 304%, 312,714 samples	1,176x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $71Bench 292%, 404,348 samples	1,107x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 84%, 341,100 samples	1,225x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $286Bench 88%, 128,222 samples	1,071x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	800x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	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 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16