MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	275% 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	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 15:05
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 275 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 914 87% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8783 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.8 5% 8.2 fps	MRender 9.6 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 13.3 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 6%

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% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 823 835 821 817 849 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 2,252 Mixed 1,779 SusWrite 834 417% 1,867 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 79 261% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 593 DQ Mixed 805 616% 850 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 355%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 527GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 72 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 70.8 Write 73.1 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 73.1 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 144 144 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 108 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 143 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 175 177 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 105 Write 146 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 173 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	30	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F52 U32J59x

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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	2,073x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,023x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,764x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,399x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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