MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	317% 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 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '22 at 20:22
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$254 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 181 2-Core 353 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 712 8-Core 1,210 117% 961 Pts	64-Core 1,762 109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 210 Parallax 229 191% 224 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 158 Splatting 140 134% 168 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 1236 1252 1266 749 740 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,795 Write 1,235 Mixed 1320 SusWrite 1,078 355% 1607 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 88.7 305% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 1,377 929% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 309%
P3-128 128GB 3,189 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 14GB free Firmware: T180731 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 420 Mixed 376 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 48.1 197% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 93.7 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 66.3 77% 128 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 96%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 161GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2210 1152 362 365 445 446 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,794 Write 1,304 Mixed 1,943 SusWrite 830 329% 1,468 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 98.9 348% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,884 DQ Write 1,427 DQ Mixed 1568 1,196% 1,626 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 365%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 171 171 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 170 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2x8GB 2,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 51.3 MC Mixed 38.2 130% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 36.4 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 116%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,645 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,945x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,096x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,733x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,047x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,784x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,254x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,410x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	626x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	775x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	493x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,141

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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