MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	102% 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	111% 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	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	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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '20 at 15:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$220 198,859 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 95.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,086 101% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,646 102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 144 Parallax 206 108% 161 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 135 Splatting 95.7 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 312 307 307 309 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 399 SusWrite 327 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 52.8 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Jmicron Tech 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 499GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 93 113 187 112 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 376 Write 357 Mixed 250 SusWrite 130 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 12 71% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 13 39% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 88%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 921GB free Firmware: JA0OA700 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 102 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 91.6 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 102 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 57%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 28 32 32 32 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 41.4 Write 31.9 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 30.4 36% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 81% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 24.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 23.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 110%

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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	4,908x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,770x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,247x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	619x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	564x

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	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16