MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '22 at 01:27
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 990 92% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,484 92% 1,484 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 174 Parallax 127 120% 149 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 114% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 743GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 78 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 423 Write 81.3 Mixed 113 SusWrite 79.4 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 23.5 100% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 82.2 DQ Mixed 108 86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 128%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 86GB free Firmware: 614600WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,499 Write 2,342 Mixed 2147 520% 2,330 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 71.8 265% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,416 DQ Write 1,069 DQ Mixed 1,214 916% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 264% Great: 573%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 915GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 183 183 182 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 178 Mixed 104 SusWrite 180 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 1,712 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 130%

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

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,526 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,911x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	620x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16