MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	158% 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	298% 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '21 at 13:19
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1202 107% 904 Pts	64-Core 2,035 126% 2,035 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 218 Parallax 210 192% 221 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 163 Splatting 142 135% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%

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% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2190 844 803 800 795 787 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,761 SusWrite 1,036 431% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85.3 285% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 981 726% 966 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 355%
Samsung 470 Series SSD 256GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 144GB free Firmware: AXM09B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 233 234 235 235 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 249 Write 236 Mixed 199 SusWrite 234 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 20.7 81% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 79.7 DQ Mixed 27.2 40% 75.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 126 129 128 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 93.7 Write 93.5 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 125 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 18.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 122%

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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	12	10	120	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB3 MSI MAG271VCR

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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	4,899x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,078x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,721x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,027x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,768x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,245x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	619x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	487x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,058

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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