MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	362% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 08:34
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 987 95% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,622 100% 1,622 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 140 Parallax 121 103% 129 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 125 Splatting 103 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 854GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2149 2587 2617 2664 2656 2660 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 1,889 Write 2,493 Mixed 1,943 SusWrite 2,555 503% 2,220 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 77.6 260% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 1,153 851% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 486%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 48GB free Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,517 Write 1,202 Mixed 768 257% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 53.4 194% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 529 399% 542 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Asmedia AS2115 4TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 181 183 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 183 Mixed 130 SusWrite 182 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 128GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 33 35 37 33 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 149 Write 34.8 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 38.1 78% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.5 118% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 114%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,911x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,773x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

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 $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16