MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE (MS-7C70)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	258% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C70
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE (MS-7C70) (all builds)
Memory	46.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '23 at 23:56
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 966 85% 725 Pts	64-Core 1,842 114% 1,842 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1348) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.5% Very good	Lighting 88.2 Reflection 86 Parallax 83.3 72% 85.8 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 69.4 68% 85.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 523 497 490 484 482 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,325 Write 2,186 Mixed 2,167 SusWrite 560 405% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 84.7 275% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1114 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 1009 756% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 410%
Generic External 4TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 188GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 38 Write 38.9 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 39.1 51% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1 308% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 8,435 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 132%

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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: 0P 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%	29	45	16	60	19"	1280 720	SNY2600 SDM-HS95P

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Typical MEG Z490 GODLIKE (MS-7C70) Builds (Compare 722 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 206%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 220%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE (MS-7C70)

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	422x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	75x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $255Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	69x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	214x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	60x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	93x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	67x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	64x

RAM
CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GBCorsairBench 104%, 4,375 samples	20x
CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 18,655 samples	17x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 1,103 samples	16x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16