MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	19% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	285% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 20:18
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,164 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 2,071 128% 2,071 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1656 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19% Very poor	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 62.8 3% 45.8 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 63 Splatting 56.4 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 1593 1609 1618 1621 1618 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,694 Write 1,624 Mixed 1,209 SusWrite 1,587 344% 1,529 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.3 261% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 826 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 605 536% 799 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 295%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 387 Mixed 386 94% 425 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 49.4 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 174 180% 296 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 282GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 95.5 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%
Apple HDD HTS727575A9E362 750GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 699GB free Firmware: JF4AD0N0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 119 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 117 Write 117 Mixed 62 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 72%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 438GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 84 Write 88 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 96.6 115% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	426x
Core i5-10600KIntel $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	217x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	155x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	91x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	93x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	61x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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