MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.5% 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	330% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 18:54
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$200 63,217 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 137 2-Core 253 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 783 81% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,087 73% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$330 208,917 User benchmarks, average bench 99% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 121 Parallax 126 107% 127 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 104 Splatting 91.2 88% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 94,673 User benchmarks, average bench 358% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2176 2287 2265 1821 1523 1509 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,337 Write 2,301 Mixed 1,782 SusWrite 1,930 470% 2,088 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 71.7 223% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,106 824% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 262% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 440%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$90 53,856 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 424GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 462 457 465 463 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 465 Mixed 433 SusWrite 461 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 49 154% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 130%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,952 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 40GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 90 62 63 66 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 87.1 Write 94.9 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 68.4 102% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GB 33,758 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 15.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0E16 C27HG7x

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Gaming 148%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 149%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $140

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $280Bench 96%, 188,454 samples	8,202x
Core i9-10850KIntel $350Bench 98%, 74,898 samples	3,321x
Core i5-10600KIntel $200Bench 93%, 63,217 samples	2,537x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 418,174 samples	2,575x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 330,243 samples	2,225x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	1,534x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 330%, 399,889 samples	2,086x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 305%, 309,104 samples	1,229x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 291%, 413,904 samples	1,147x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $203Bench 88%, 141,007 samples	1,107x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	872x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,100

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16