MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.64% 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	247% 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '22 at 23:08
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$440 107,269 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 (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,224 109% 922 Pts	64-Core 2,067 128% 2,067 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.64% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 8.8 5% 8.37 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 8.8 Splatting 14.9 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.64% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 693 604 576 674 646 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 2,274 Mixed 1,704 SusWrite 680 374% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 72.3 255% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 834 DQ Mixed 1,053 784% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 297%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 2TB 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 2TB free Firmware: RKT40Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2587 2324 370 229 200 340 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 2,500 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 1,008 355% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 77.7 271% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1,053 DQ Mixed 1,251 931% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 421%
Micron_5100_MTFDDAV960TCB 960GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 892GB free Firmware: D0MU037 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 477 475 478 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 477 Mixed 320 SusWrite 477 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 36.8 136% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 194 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%
Micron_5100_MTFDDAV960TCB 960GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 894GB free Firmware: D0MU037 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 481 479 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 482 Mixed 346 SusWrite 480 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 35.7 135% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 194 168% 244 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,912x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,080x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,774x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	621x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	566x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	773x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	523x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16