MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.5% 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	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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 22:03
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 991 93% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,617 100% 1,617 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

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: 432.00 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 116 Parallax 129 95% 120 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 114 Splatting 93.5 98% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB 7,638 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 842GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 379 397 373 371 364 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 326 Mixed 272 SusWrite 378 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 40.6 140% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 253 212% 310 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 99 105 87 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 69 Write 119 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 93.7 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 70%
Generic MassStorageClass 256GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 236GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 88.2 Write 80.5 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 84.3 108% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.5 299% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 16GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 6.1 8 6.8 7.4 8.1 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 37 Write 2.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 6.7 15% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.2 145% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 114%

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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	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
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 $279	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