MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	286% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C76
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) (all builds)
Memory	59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 03:05
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,271 114% 962 Pts	64-Core 1,797 111% 1,797 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217 72,993 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3822) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 114 60% 84.5 fps	MRender 53.5 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 42.8 45% 57 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

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% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 861 863 866 858 862 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,413 Write 2,189 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 902 398% 1,781 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 88.8 292% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1209 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 1,010 745% 992 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 355%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 278GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 83 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 76.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 83.8 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 87%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 672GB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 102 101 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 83.9 Write 95.5 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 100 54% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 72%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 10.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 194 196 191 196 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 197 Mixed 147 SusWrite 194 133% 180 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 2.1 545% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 64GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3367, 3367, 3367, 3367 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 34.1 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	426x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	218x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	235x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	155x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	92x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	93x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	61x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	45x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	44x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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