MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 02:07
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,206 107% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,650 102% 1,650 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 146 Parallax 150 125% 150 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 780 Mixed 292 117% 523 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 73.8 246% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 372 394% 674 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 309%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 930GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 133 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 132 Write 135 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 132 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 26 32 22 32 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 109 Write 12.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 25.3 36% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 86% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 25.3 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 30.9 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 110%

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Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,908x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,079x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,725x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,029x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,771x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,248x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,402x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	620x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	565x

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	522x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	488x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,044

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16