MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 04:00
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 179 2-Core 347 106% 201 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1053 100% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,306 81% 1,306 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 301 Reflection 296 Parallax 324 245% 307 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 264 Splatting 192 213% 271 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 122 63 53 47 46 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 476 Write 214 Mixed 144 SusWrite 82 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 24.7 118% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 54.8 97% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 19GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 440 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 60.6 204% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 347 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 73GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,473 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,644 478% 2,148 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 91.3 313% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,535 DQ Write 1,348 DQ Mixed 1,438 1,079% 1,440 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 336GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 475 481 484 458 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 446 SusWrite 469 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61 205% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 347 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 155 154 154 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 93 SusWrite 153 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 180GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 149 144 148 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 82 SusWrite 147 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 109%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 21GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 24 26 26 26 24 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 213 Write 18.1 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 26.2 71% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 10.7 819% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 17.2 DQ Mixed 11.8 1,049% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 25.3 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 2R 5G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	41%	27	7	5	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM76E4 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	4,892x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,072x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,763x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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	486x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,046

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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