MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics59.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive273% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 06:03
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 168
2-Core 302
105% 189 Pts
4-Core 667
8-Core 1,282
116% 975 Pts
64-Core 1,794
111% 1,794 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Asus(1043 04E6) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Lighting 80.2
Reflection 71.7
Parallax 97
65% 83 fps
MRender 58.5
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 44.3
47% 59.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 54%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C79) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9025
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.36% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 9
5% 8.4 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 13.8
9% 11.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.36%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 459 398 406 405 406 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2511
Write 2,261
Mixed 1,436
SusWrite 566
377% 1,693 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 87.3
294% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 1066
DQ Mixed 1,159
838% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 273%
Great: 302%
Pcie SSD 512GB
288GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 568 570 572 564 568 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,384
Write 2,196
Mixed 1,354
SusWrite 696
318% 1,408 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 58.8
182% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 743
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 344
284% 423 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 176%
Great: 267%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 31.8
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 52.8
SC Mixed 36.5
108% 38 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 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 16,484 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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