MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 175% 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 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	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '23 at 00:49
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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 i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 842 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,440 89% 1,440 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% MSI(1462 3955) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.5.2 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 261 Parallax 547 189% 347 fps	MRender 421 Gravity 221 Splatting 349 270% 330 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 214%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 120 SSD ZA500GM10001 500GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU3SC013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 468 473 473 477 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 470 SusWrite 457 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.1 183% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 346 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 136%
JMicron Generic 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 194GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 50 42 41 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 55.9 Write 65.2 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 41.5 67% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 27.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 112%

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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	4,973x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,110x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,739x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,059x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,799x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,263x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,418x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	631x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	575x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	779x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $117Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	496x

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