MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	144% 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.
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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 10 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '24 at 12:33
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 273 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 877 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 196 Parallax 191 172% 199 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 144 Splatting 132 123% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,484 Write 425 Mixed 929 276% 1,279 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 61.5 208% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 996 DQ Write 643 DQ Mixed 814 608% 817 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$84 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 70 71 75 80 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 57.1 Write 84.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 71.1 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0 50% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C20 2x8GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 25.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 21.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 0P 4R 2G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	43%	37	215	57	165	27"	1280 720	LEN66E8 G27q-30

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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	4,965x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,102x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,736x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,055x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,792x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,257x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	628x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	575x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	496x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,139

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16