MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	290% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 18:40
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,085 102% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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: 457.30 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 155 Parallax 154 129% 156 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

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% 319GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 849 846 835 828 824 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,545 Write 2,290 Mixed 1,792 SusWrite 877 419% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 85.9 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 891 703% 982 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 355%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 35GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 218 257 258 151 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 502 Write 251 Mixed 287 SusWrite 196 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 26.8 112% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 51.3 82% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 158 160 159 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 86.7 Write 110 Mixed 60 SusWrite 157 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.6 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 30.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,896x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,077x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,720x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,026x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,242x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16