MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.7% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '24 at 21:05
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$233 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 827 86% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB 12,228 User benchmarks, average bench 96% Asus(1043 886D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.7% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 106 Parallax 119 97% 115 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 115 Splatting 92.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 337GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 488 487 489 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 401 SusWrite 487 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 57.6 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
SABRENT 1TB 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 926 1009 933 816 548 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 538GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 192 192 200 203 196 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 109 Write 104 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 197 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 169 167 169 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 114 Write 130 Mixed 70 SusWrite 166 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 124%

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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	69	57	60	54.6"	1280 720	SAM0F39 SAMSUNG

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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	4,912x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,774x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16