MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive348% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 21:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 84.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 300
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 968
94% 771 Pts
64-Core 1245
77% 1245 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.1% Good
Lighting 88.4
Reflection 88
Parallax 79.4
72% 85.2 fps
MRender 83.3
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 63.2
60% 75.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
511GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2367 1955 1398 1505 1526 1538 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
348% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 2,414
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 1,715
458% 2,045 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 82.8
288% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 1,142
856% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 348%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 144%

 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 16,479 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,055
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HDDRAMUSB
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