MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% 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	263% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	104.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 23:08
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 277 81% 153 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,017 96% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,627 101% 1,627 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 256 Parallax 290 226% 275 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 231 Splatting 164 192% 247 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 866 613 607 610 612 608 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,083 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 653 375% 1,685 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 79.2 264% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 696 DQ Mixed 936 694% 928 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 267 130 127 122 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 353 Mixed 403 SusWrite 204 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 54.3 181% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 265 199% 266 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 548GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 1102 1107 1109 1109 1108 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,366 Write 1,159 Mixed 940 SusWrite 1,107 257% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 68.4 232% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 268 340% 595 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 255%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$76 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 383GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 84.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 80.8 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 173 175 174 174 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 135 Write 183 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 174 93% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GVK 4x31.8GB 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 169%

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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	9	7	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4D U28E590

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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	4,899x
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 $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,245x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	619x
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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,029

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 $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