MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	285% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	58.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 02:18
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 165 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,275 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 2,198 136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% XFX(1682 5710) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 125 Parallax 151 85% 127 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 107 Splatting 81.1 76% 94.3 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$125 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1927 1914 1933 1934 1876 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,145 Write 1,752 Mixed 1,323 SusWrite 1,913 348% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 74.6 256% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 836 DQ Mixed 1,031 754% 989 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 307%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$125 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 1864 1916 1945 1952 1933 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,186 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,333 SusWrite 1911 362% 1,591 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 78.4 271% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 1,210 850% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 307%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 10TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 236 229 232 230 228 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.2% Below average	Read 237 Write 232 Mixed 106 SusWrite 232 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 1.8 3% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4R.M16FE BL16G32C16U4R.M16FE BL16G32C16U4R.M16FE1 BL16G32C16U4R.M16FE1 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.8 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 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
3%	8%	12	9	5	144	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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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