MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	306% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210419
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 22:28
Run Duration	357 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$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 as expected (44^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 75.8 1-Core 172 2-Core 333 102% 194 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,008 102% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,245 77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 197 Parallax 194 176% 202 fps	MRender 235 Gravity 152 Splatting 121 133% 169 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 824 828 824 818 826 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 2343 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 825 417% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 88.7 306% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 931 803% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 340%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 100 99 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 95.7 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 97.4 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$35 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 613GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 147 148 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 110 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 146 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 24.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,925x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,086x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,726x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,035x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16