MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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.
Graphics	25.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	341% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 17:42
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$236 198,859 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 (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 289 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 995 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,597 99% 1,597 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 570 3,798 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Dell(1028 1702) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 41.8 22% 40.3 fps	MRender 52.2 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 39.3 32% 40.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 767GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 2252 1751 1499 1424 1427 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,706 Write 2,200 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 1,734 467% 2,087 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 85 276% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 871 658% 892 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 414%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 33 33 33 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 208 Write 18.2 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 32.3 51% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 429GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 131 129 129 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 102 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 130 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 26.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 31.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 120%

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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 $139Bench 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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,243x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $110Bench 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: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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