MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 07:03
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 800 77% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 52 67 55 80 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 88 Write 87.5 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 69.7 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 109%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB 2,703 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 404GB free Firmware: GP006B SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 64 65 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 60.1 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 65.5 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 30GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 9.5 9.1 8.8 9.3 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	6.22% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 8.7 Mixed 11.4 SusWrite 8.6 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 2.6 107% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.22% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL19-19-19 D4-2666 1x16GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.1 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 51%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	4,898x
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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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