MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	293% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	20.8 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	Aug 06 '22 at 21:49
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$200 9,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 249 92% 159 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 786 80% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,055 71% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 16,742 User benchmarks, average bench 73% MSI(1462 C978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Lighting 107 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 92.8 86% 95.4 fps	MRender 86.5 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 66.6 62% 76 fps
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 399,889 User benchmarks, average bench 330% 484GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 1007 1015 1011 1004 1005 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,453 Write 2289 Mixed 2,219 SusWrite 1,051 449% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 83.7 270% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 957 734% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 411%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 13,622 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 508GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 379 377 387 380 382 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 472 Mixed 402 SusWrite 392 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 46.4 161% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 257 217% 317 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Team T253X2512G 512GB 13,906 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 476GB free Firmware: 0200Se10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 205 73 73 72 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 436 Write 304 Mixed 327 SusWrite 152 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 34.4 141% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 209 185% 275 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.7% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 92%

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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	10	8	60	42.5"	1280 701	SHP4363 LC-43LB481U

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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	8,201x
Core i9-10850KIntel $350Bench 98%, 74,898 samples	3,321x
Core i5-10600KIntel $199Bench 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 $74Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $207Bench 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: $1,099

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