MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	15.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '23 at 15:13
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 903 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,562 97% 1,562 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 129 Parallax 127 99% 126 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 126 Splatting 112 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,522 Write 1,888 Mixed 1,771 457% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 63.5 218% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 658 491% 656 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 284 278 305 280 279 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 473 Write 275 Mixed 245 SusWrite 281 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 25.6 95% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 133 114% 172 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 64GB 1,596 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 22GB free Firmware: B090522a SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 85 84 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 118 Write 84.8 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 83.6 21% 94 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.7 32% 7.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 28%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 87 88 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 67.1 Write 72.9 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 87.4 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 27.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	71	59	164	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,917x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,724x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $482Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,775x
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	622x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	523x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,122

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16