MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics125% 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 Drive376% 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)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 01:12
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 162
2-Core 320
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,237
112% 942 Pts
64-Core 2,149
133% 2,149 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
HP(103C 8701) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 232
Parallax 164
136% 188 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 140
Splatting 123
122% 154 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 125%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$113
502GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2530 2550 1729 1301 1387 1358 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
376% Outstanding
Read 2,738
Write 2,544
Mixed 2,327
SusWrite 1,809
529% 2,355 MB/s
4K Read 69.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 89.7
320% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,443
DQ Write 1125
DQ Mixed 1,276
957% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 228%
This bench: 376%
Great: 595%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
920GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 488 488 487 488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 456
Mixed 419
SusWrite 488
105% 464 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 56.8
188% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Intel SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: HPS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 901 900 898 897 899 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,375
Write 921
Mixed 875
SusWrite 899
228% 1,017 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 69.8
242% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 223
276% 469 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 211%
Great: 203%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
926GB free
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 197 200 200 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 95.9
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 199
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 30.5
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 31.1
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 122%

 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 16,581 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,146
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