MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	287% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1123 101% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,539 95% 1,539 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1958 807 605 608 593 596 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,351 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,483 SusWrite 861 381% 1,706 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 81.3 280% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1,173 884% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 340%
Samsung Portable SSD T1 128GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 113GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 129 131 125 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 381 Write 120 Mixed 168 SusWrite 126 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 5.1 34% 8.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 61%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 195 197 194 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 198 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 196 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
351 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	5.18% Terrible	Read 18 Write 5.7 Mixed 4 SusWrite 6.5 10% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.18% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 14,281 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 63%

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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	4,908x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,770x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	564x

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	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16