MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive360% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 07:36
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 308
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 990
96% 787 Pts
64-Core 1,284
80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
MSI(1462 381E) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 98.4
Parallax 164
92% 125 fps
MRender 93.5
Gravity 104
Splatting 133
93% 110 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
662GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 1646 1643 1646 1649 1647 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
360% Outstanding
Read 2,617
Write 2,456
Mixed 1,846
SusWrite 1,669
482% 2,147 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 92.2
318% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,357
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,224
919% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 360%
Great: 410%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 125 125 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 117
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 124
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 26.6
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 29.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 109%

 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 16,480 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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