MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
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.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive334% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 03:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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-$279
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 164
2-Core 316
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 621
8-Core 1,217
109% 919 Pts
64-Core 2,117
131% 2,117 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2870 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 189
Parallax 179
141% 180 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 1556 1553 1509 1558 1517 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,532
Write 1,556
Mixed 1,270
SusWrite 1,548
385% 1,726 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 84.5
277% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,293
DQ Write 1,037
DQ Mixed 1,104
843% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 334%
Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 196 197 198 197 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 158
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 197
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 24.4
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.8
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 104%

 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 16,521 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: $1,044
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HDDRAMUSB
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