MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics6.79% 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 Drive175% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '20 at 20:16
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,212
108% 911 Pts
64-Core 1634
101% 1634 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.53
6% 9.06 fps
MRender 9.81
Gravity 6.83
Splatting 15.1
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 1020 1024 314 292 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 962
Mixed 834
SusWrite 623
223% 1,005 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 42.5
159% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 476
379% 515 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 175%
Great: 259%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
359GB free
Firmware: 0707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 102 103 103 102 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 75.4
Write 121
Mixed 109
SusWrite 99.7
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.6
165% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4R.M16FE1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
53.7% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 14.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,457 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,064
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