MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	119% 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

2 years ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200324
Uptime	21 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '22 at 04:08
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600-$144 7,605 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 259 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 867 83% 687 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 117 Parallax 133 103% 126 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 127 Splatting 108 110% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Seagate BarraCud 1TB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1003 715 537 301 177 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 558 Write 2,322 Mixed 313 SusWrite 491 210% 921 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 33.6 77% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 855 659% 903 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 287%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR36C18S8K2HU416R 2x8GB 4,650 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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