MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 99.5%, 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	216% 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	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '23 at 18:17
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	BFA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (54^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)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 991 94% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,446 90% 1,446 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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: 537.34 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 176 Parallax 178 140% 176 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 153 Splatting 128 127% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 664GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 622 765 851 830 702 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 2,202 Mixed 1,606 SusWrite 771 344% 1,524 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 54.6 204% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,162 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 1,061 787% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 216% 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: 2246 2360 2350 2368 2352 2351 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2493 Write 2,391 Mixed 2312 SusWrite 2,338 537% 2,384 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 87.9 287% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,147 862% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 435%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 748GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 82 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 77.3 Write 77.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 81.9 97% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 260D 5TB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4TB free, PID 260d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 54 Write 34.7 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 39.7 51% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.5% 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 (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 33.5 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	4%	25	219	60	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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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	4,933x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,090x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,041x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,778x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,407x
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 $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	491x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16