MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.63% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '22 at 20:52
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-10100-$126 27,985 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 231 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 689 73% 569 Pts	64-Core 669 45% 669 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 28,672 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.63% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 9.4 Parallax 8 5% 8.03 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 11.4 6% 9.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.63% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 401 396 394 302 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 417 Mixed 365 SusWrite 366 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 42.6 148% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 251 212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$70 104,767 User benchmarks, average bench 249% 466GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 991 991 993 994 995 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 2,176 Mixed 1,736 SusWrite 1,037 389% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 70.6 242% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 1,053 787% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 298%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 616,718 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%

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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	6	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4D U28E590

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Gaming 147%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 147%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $139

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $296Bench 96%, 191,757 samples	8,262x
Core i9-10850KIntel $350Bench 98%, 72,842 samples	3,341x
Core i5-10600KIntel $198Bench 93%, 64,354 samples	2,558x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $536Bench 153%, 451,588 samples	2,588x
RTX 3080Nvidia $740Bench 208%, 318,655 samples	2,249x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 623,566 samples	1,535x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 331%, 411,839 samples	2,105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 299%, 321,590 samples	1,236x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $59Bench 287%, 375,956 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 85%, 338,612 samples	1,303x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $229Bench 88%, 141,007 samples	1,115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	882x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,152

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17