MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 21:28
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,010 101% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,534 95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 153 Parallax 168 128% 159 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 131 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,156 Write 1859 Mixed 794 354% 1603 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 63.4 235% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 632 528% 783 MB/s
Poor: 274% Great: 488%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 72GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 118 119 120 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 118 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 97%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 187GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 125 133 125 126 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 98.3 Write 109 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 129 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 276% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 113%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 586GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 117 119 123 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 102 Write 124 Mixed 117 SusWrite 119 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.4 490% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 90GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 162 165 170 170 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 190GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 144 139 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 141 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 143 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 231GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 97.6 Mixed 71 SusWrite 95.8 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 97%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 18GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 35.6 Write 40.4 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 41.4 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 95%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 5TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 41GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 34.1 Write 38.2 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 41.9 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 73%
SanDisk Cruzer 2GB 438 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.8 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 21.7 Write 9.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 9.4 16% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 26.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 124%

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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	619x
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