MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	280% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10400-$130 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 856 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1328 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.50.02 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 79 47% 64.6 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 46.1 44% 55.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 787 792 801 811 801 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,778 SusWrite 810 420% 1,879 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 84.3 280% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 819 631% 870 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 919GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 484 484 485 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 440 SusWrite 484 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 57.2 188% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 8.1 8.7 8.3 8 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	4.84% Terrible	Read 13.4 Write 2.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 8.2 8% 7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.84% Great: 13%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 99 100 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 107 Write 89.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 98.8 121% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 24.3 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 29 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 104%

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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	4,928x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,087x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,728x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,037x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,777x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,252x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,406x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	624x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	525x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	490x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16