MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 196% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% 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	214% 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	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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '22 at 01:27
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 944 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4838 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 311 Reflection 267 Parallax 305 254% 294 fps	MRender 312 Gravity 249 Splatting 182 195% 248 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 836 757 629 632 568 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 1,773 Mixed 73 SusWrite 810 233% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 76.4 170% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 1,050 786% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 276%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 299GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 458 461 468 472 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 479 Mixed 409 SusWrite 461 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 48.3 167% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 511GB 911 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 168GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 492 490 484 486 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 484 Mixed 454 SusWrite 488 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 54.5 183% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
MSI M480 1TB 2,485 User benchmarks, average bench 333% 140GB free Firmware: EIFM21.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,758 Write 2,556 Mixed 1,921 468% 2,078 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 85.8 276% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,343 DQ Write 1,009 DQ Mixed 1,165 874% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 179% Great: 481%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 4133 2x8GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 31.8 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 33.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%

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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 $250Bench 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 $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