MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 20:57
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10500-$140 10,180 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 269 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 826 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C978) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Lighting 107 Reflection 121 Parallax 92.9 87% 107 fps	MRender 87.9 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 66.8 62% 76.7 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 2210 2191 2259 2247 1504 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,056 Mixed 1972 SusWrite 2012 480% 2,134 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 86.7 283% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,283 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 962 739% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 410%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 559GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 380 366 364 367 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 389 SusWrite 386 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 47.7 167% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 256 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Team T253X2512G 512GB 14,867 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 476GB free Firmware: 0200Se10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 92 119 73 89 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 441 Write 424 Mixed 356 SusWrite 140 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 35.1 144% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 207 184% 276 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 24.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

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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 $144Bench 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