MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '22 at 10:39
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 165 2-Core 258 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 926 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 136 Parallax 138 100% 132 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 154 Write 107 Mixed 130 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 28.2 128% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 113 89% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 61%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 276GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 450 239 308 278 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,212 Write 1,537 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 536 269% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 82.3 297% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,585 DQ Write 1,436 DQ Mixed 1237 1,003% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 295%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 442GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 97.7 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 93.3 71% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 85%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB 18,166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 68.5 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 34.5 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 31.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,073x
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	1,764x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

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