MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	169% 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	299% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '22 at 11:15
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,087 100% 836 Pts	64-Core 2,025 125% 2,025 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	169% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 238 Parallax 235 194% 237 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 233 Splatting 170 170% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1048 1052 1041 1042 1041 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,567 SusWrite 1,102 417% 1,864 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 80.1 270% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 1,029 773% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 142GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1241 1100 1034 1084 1039 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2,342 Mixed 1,578 SusWrite 1,173 424% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 81.7 275% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 1,124 851% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 303GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 427 393 373 324 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 466 Mixed 407 SusWrite 414 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 57.8 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
HooToo iPlugmate 64GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 37GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 24 25 25 25 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 28.3 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 24.5 36% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.3 95% 2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 18.8 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 22.9 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 124%

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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	4,966x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,102x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,737x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,055x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,794x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,257x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	628x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	575x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	496x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,153

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16