MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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	118 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 20:52
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,205 107% 906 Pts	64-Core 1,464 91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 180 Parallax 186 150% 183 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 159 Splatting 131 130% 164 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$77 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 102 56 41 44 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 352 Write 252 Mixed 134 SusWrite 73 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 33 105% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 229 198% 295 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 100%
CT2000P1SSD8 2TB 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 254% 404GB free Firmware: P3CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 180 180 173 764 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,620 Write 1,573 Mixed 1237 SusWrite 334 266% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 80.8 274% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,039 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 361 478% 858 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 321%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 175 172 170 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 140 Mixed 106 SusWrite 172 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 4x31.8GB 1,472 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 36.4 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 31.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 153%

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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	165	27"	2560 1440	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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	4,959x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,099x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,735x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,050x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,789x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,256x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,415x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	626x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	572x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	526x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	493x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,148

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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