MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics59.5% 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 Drive251% 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 01:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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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 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)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 325
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 1,130
109% 895 Pts
64-Core 1,760
109% 1,760 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.5% Above average
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 104
62% 83.4 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 81.9
Splatting 53.6
55% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1395 835 900 839 841 843 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,568
Write 1,769
Mixed 1,338
SusWrite 942
316% 1,404 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 76
266% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,307
DQ Write 884
DQ Mixed 1,168
852% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 251%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 46.5
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 36.5
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 52.5
SC Mixed 34.3
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%

 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 16,451 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,046
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