MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	241% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	121.8 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '23 at 19:11
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 950 94% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,507 93% 1,507 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Zotac(19DA C630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.5% Very good	Lighting 103 Reflection 83.4 Parallax 97.8 84% 94.7 fps	MRender 84.3 Gravity 72 Splatting 64.7 59% 73.7 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 873 818 827 826 830 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 1,799 Mixed 1,273 SusWrite 929 313% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 71.2 249% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 984 738% 991 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 280%
Md4000gsa6472e 0 4TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 106 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 89%
Md4000gsa6472e 0 4TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 154 153 156 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 154 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 89%
Md4000gsa6472e 0 4TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 123 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 155 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 123 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 89%
Md4000gsa6472e 0 4TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 145 144 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 91.5 Write 150 Mixed 73 SusWrite 145 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 89%
WD My Passport 2627 2TB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 90.4 Write 89.1 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 94.8 116% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 2626 5TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 89 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 69.9 Write 85.8 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 89.7 111% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0826 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 120 113 121 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 120 134% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x31.8GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.5 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 27.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 174%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,905x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,724x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,769x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,245x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	619x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	564x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,054

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16