MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive355% 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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 23:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 959
96% 782 Pts
64-Core 1283
79% 1283 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.3% Good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 73
66% 77.4 fps
MRender 67.7
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 56.6
52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
591GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2212 1625 1630 1639 1651 1605 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,629
Write 2,454
Mixed 1,847
SusWrite 1,727
486% 2,164 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 86.9
295% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,316
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1,198
896% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 355%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 31.5
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
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 16,575 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,132
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