MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	152% 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

13 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 17:08
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	BFA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 972 94% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,427 88% 1,427 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 173 Parallax 177 139% 174 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 153 Splatting 127 127% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 783GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 844 640 632 673 687 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 257 Write 1,966 Mixed 320 SusWrite 723 188% 817 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 40.1 176% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,142 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,098 796% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 578%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2332 2372 2373 2371 2378 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,291 Write 2,361 Mixed 2,305 SusWrite 2,365 526% 2,331 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 88.3 286% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,098 827% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 435%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 765GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 83 83 80 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 84.4 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 81.6 99% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 106 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 116 Write 97.4 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 106 130% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.9 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%

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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	4,937x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,094x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,731x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,044x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,780x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,253x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,409x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	625x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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