MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 220% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% 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	277% 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	53.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$258 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 180 2-Core 370 110% 210 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,174 113% 929 Pts	64-Core 1719 106% 1719 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.47 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 327 Reflection 304 Parallax 342 266% 324 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 266 Splatting 194 216% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 619GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 907 1023 938 928 1008 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,015 Write 2,293 Mixed 1781 SusWrite 1,029 400% 1,779 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 76.8 276% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,268 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,051 793% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 334%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 169 171 175 172 172 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 75.8 Write 118 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 168 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 90%
Seagate OneTouch HDD 1TB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 485GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 112 112 110 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 74.1 Write 108 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 111 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 72%
Sony MRW-G2 64GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free, PID 0d86 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 53 26 17 19 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 91.3 Write 15.4 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 26.5 40% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 77% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 115%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,924x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,086x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,726x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,034x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	623x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	524x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16