MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	218% 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	60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 315 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,240 105% 905 Pts	64-Core 2,098 130% 2,098 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 194 Parallax 203 147% 192 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 186 Splatting 127 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 421 422 423 424 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 1,677 Mixed 1,139 SusWrite 500 273% 1,220 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 70 242% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 1,002 779% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 237%
WDC WD8004FRYZ-01VAEB0 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 223 233 216 211 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 201 Write 204 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 219 41% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 1.7 9% 4.2 MB/s	DQ Read 3.1 DQ Write 6.2 DQ Mixed 4.2 3% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 28%
Asmt 2105 8TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 6TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 227 224 227 229 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 214 Write 203 Mixed 109 SusWrite 226 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 1.2 11% 4.9 MB/s	DQ Read 3.5 DQ Write 5.1 DQ Mixed 5.8 4% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 26%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 2TB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1803 1462 782 784 781 782 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,601 Write 1,782 Mixed 1457 SusWrite 1,066 333% 1,477 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 75.7 262% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,356 DQ Write 1130 DQ Mixed 1,208 914% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 283%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 34GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 204 211 213 210 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 207 Mixed 100 SusWrite 208 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.3 298% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 219 220 220 223 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 206 Mixed 104 SusWrite 222 135% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 283% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 83GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 119 120 120 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 118 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.4 300% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 119 121 123 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 105 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 119 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 65%
Asmt 2105 1TB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 63GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 157 155 155 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x31.5GB 1,196 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 $175Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,985x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,117x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,747x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,068x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,804x
RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,267x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,421x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	634x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	578x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	782x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	527x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $108Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	497x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,099

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363