MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	361% 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 174 2-Core 341 108% 202 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,188 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,636 101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 291 Reflection 286 Parallax 309 237% 295 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 252 Splatting 188 207% 263 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 2TB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 379% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1767 1891 2572 2602 2596 2585 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 1,719 Write 2,486 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 2,336 479% 2,109 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 80.4 269% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,385 DQ Mixed 1,484 1,114% 1,489 MB/s
Poor: 219% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 517%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 838GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 24 103 4.2 21 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 449 Write 304 Mixed 206 SusWrite 67.2 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 15.3 74% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 58.7 DQ Mixed 8.5 27% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2270 2219 1515 1531 1491 1480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,408 Write 2,193 Mixed 1,520 SusWrite 1,751 442% 1,968 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 97.3 329% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,739 DQ Write 1,501 DQ Mixed 1,580 1,195% 1,607 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 213 218 219 219 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 38.6 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 34.3 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,914x
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	1,775x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	622x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	523x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,136

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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