MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	236% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '22 at 15:33
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400-$134 24,459 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 963 93% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,155 72% 1,155 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 1375) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 121 Parallax 123 111% 127 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.2 89% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2014 930 415 419 420 418 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 1,486 Mixed 1,377 SusWrite 769 287% 1,277 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 81 265% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,011 768% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 389%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 148 151 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 156 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 149 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TL8G32816D-E6PRKWK 2x8GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 34.3 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 28.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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

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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	4,915x
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	1,775x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	622x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	567x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	774x
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: $1,140

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16