MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 14:07
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 913 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 2,034 126% 2,034 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 144 Parallax 146 114% 143 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 128 Splatting 116 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,484 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,764 479% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 71 230% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 775 DQ Mixed 930 704% 954 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 18GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,442 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,543 457% 2,056 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 68.9 226% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 998 714% 912 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 81 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 78.2 Write 75.8 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 80.3 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 36.8 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 21.9 24% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 66%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 118GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 38.4 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 2.3 33% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 43%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 238GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 18 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 37.3 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 18.7 40% 30.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 43%
ST2000DX 001-1NS164 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 989GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 30.8 Write 37.3 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 40.8 42% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.6 245% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 79%
ST1000DM 003-9YN162 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 324GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 30.4 46% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 29.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 14.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 135%

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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	2,079x
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	1,771x
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	620x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	565x

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	522x
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 $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16