MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	305% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 18:15
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$370 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,261 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 2,126 132% 2,126 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 222 Parallax 158 133% 181 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 136 Splatting 122 121% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$53 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1669 1695 1745 594 1168 863 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 1,805 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,289 392% 1,757 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 82.7 279% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 490 476% 745 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 311%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 265GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2323 787 787 786 789 785 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,473 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,043 452% 2,019 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 93.1 311% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1103 DQ Mixed 1,204 904% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 346%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 212 220 211 219 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 175 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 215 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 81GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 141 98 99 114 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 62%
ST1000LM 035-1RK172 970GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 903GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 39.6 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 42.4 51% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 04CB DDR4 3200 Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 33.8 116% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,998x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,120x
Core i5-10600KIntel $134Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,750x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,078x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,813x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,269x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,426x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	634x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	580x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	784x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	528x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $103Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	497x

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