MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230825
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 01 '24 at 03:29
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 66.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 260 83% 155 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 702 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 115 Parallax 117 58% 101 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 90.4 88% 110 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20150213 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 385 Write 144 Mixed 152 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 9 51% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 49.2 68% 124 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 188GB free Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1437 1600 1664 1329 483 372 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,440 Write 1,370 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 1,147 293% 1,301 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 36.6 129% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 955 717% 967 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 507%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 463GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 147 145 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 152 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 147 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 33.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 157 26% 157 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 3R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	56%	25	207	53	144	24"	1920 1017	AUS24C2 VG248

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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 Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	436x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	220x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	240x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	93x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	95x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	61x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $854

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) $29	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