MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 as expected (56^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 296 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,038 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 96.2 60% 78.1 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 77.5 Splatting 48.2 51% 64 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAV256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 417 350 298 297 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 417 Mixed 344 SusWrite 339 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 43.9 134% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 248 211% 309 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 103%
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-000H1 512GB 1,400 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 342GB free Firmware: MAV21H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 490 488 490 490 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 487 Mixed 417 SusWrite 488 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56.1 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 10,593 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB 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	67% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 18.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 103%

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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	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,076x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,025x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,239x

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	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	486x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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