MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	298% 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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '22 at 20:18
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 297 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,071 96% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,952 121% 1,952 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 163 Parallax 235 119% 181 fps	MRender 237 Gravity 230 Splatting 171 170% 213 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 129% 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% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1243 1251 1074 1129 1037 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 2,209 Mixed 1,472 SusWrite 1,207 408% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 78.8 263% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 1,026 769% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 298% 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: 1536 1260 1256 1259 1257 1096 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,346 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 1,277 428% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 80.5 270% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1,128 849% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 303GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 484 485 484 488 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 469 Mixed 415 SusWrite 458 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 56.4 187% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 357 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
HooToo iPlugmate 64GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 37GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 24 25 25 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 40.9 Write 25.8 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 24.4 35% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.4 99% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.5% 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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 18 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 18.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.4% 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	4,928x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,087x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,037x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	624x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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