MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	296% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 04:55
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,072 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,660 103% 1,660 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 170 Parallax 174 140% 172 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 152 Splatting 126 123% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 663GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 430 475 484 482 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 438 SusWrite 434 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 58.7 193% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 830 830 833 830 830 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,829 SusWrite 1,074 439% 1,962 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 85.1 282% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 942 690% 908 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 355%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 505GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2013 1718 1713 1727 1726 1719 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,976 Write 2225 Mixed 1,799 SusWrite 1,770 438% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 66.8 233% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 710 DQ Mixed 893 653% 857 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 430 475 484 482 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 482 Mixed 463 SusWrite 434 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 53.4 178% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 234GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 430 474 484 482 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 487 Mixed 435 SusWrite 434 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 54.2 179% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 131%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 924GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 161 162 162 162 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 149 Mixed 83 SusWrite 157 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 109%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 128GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 105GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 83 84 84 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 90 Write 82.3 Mixed 70 SusWrite 82.5 109% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.7 175% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 2,641 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 127%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,911x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16