MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 230% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	May 21 '21 at 17:24
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 315 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,214 109% 922 Pts	64-Core 2,053 127% 2,053 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 318 Reflection 295 Parallax 326 259% 313 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 252 Splatting 182 206% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 208 177 211 195 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 386 Write 215 Mixed 180 SusWrite 195 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 25.5 113% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 150 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 107%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 68GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 168 166 169 171 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 315 Write 207 Mixed 223 SusWrite 169 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 30.7 122% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 124 116% 183 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 93%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 277GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1531 808 820 822 673 714 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 1,714 Mixed 1,322 SusWrite 895 309% 1,374 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 74.7 258% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 1,116 830% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 196 195 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 144 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 193 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.2% Above average	MC Read 23 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 17.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 122%

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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	4,898x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,721x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,027x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,244x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,401x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	618x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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