MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics82.4% 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 Drive313% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateOct 27 '20 at 09:02
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 310
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,207
108% 913 Pts
64-Core 2,059
127% 2,059 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 96.9
Parallax 97.1
86% 99.8 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 92.2
Splatting 80
76% 94.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2196 828 834 832 831 828 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2623
Write 2,423
Mixed 1,836
SusWrite 1,058
444% 1,985 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 90.8
303% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,238
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 1,126
839% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 313%
Great: 355%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB
414GB free
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 303 304 305 304 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 488
Mixed 240
SusWrite 310
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 46.2
150% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 247
209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 30.4
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 29.6
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 119%

 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 16,485 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: $1,053
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HDDRAMUSB
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