MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	201% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MD34844
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '22 at 15:16
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 801 72% 607 Pts	64-Core 1,376 85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA 9500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 167 Parallax 165 138% 167 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 124% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme FORESEE 1TB SSD 8 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.7.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 544 543 540 536 539 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,787 Write 1,117 Mixed 946 SusWrite 545 244% 1,099 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50.8 188% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 456 454% 735 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 215%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 106GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 430 417 420 424 441 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 400 Mixed 411 SusWrite 432 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 38.8 142% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 249 217% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,941x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,095x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,733x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,046x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,781x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,254x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,409x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,143

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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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