MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 222%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 242%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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.
Graphics208% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 17 '21 at 16:11
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 644
8-Core 1,230
111% 937 Pts
64-Core 2,158
134% 2,158 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
208% Outstanding
Lighting 309
Reflection 296
Parallax 326
252% 311 fps
MRender 326
Gravity 252
Splatting 191
202% 256 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 208%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
707GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 463 464 461 464 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 492
Mixed 468
SusWrite 467
110% 486 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56.3
188% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
253GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 969 945 905 865 840 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
307% Outstanding
Read 2,546
Write 2,401
Mixed 1,700
SusWrite 979
426% 1,907 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 88.3
292% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,370
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,227
918% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 307%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 206 205 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 155
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 204
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 116%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 47.4
MC Write 42.1
MC Mixed 36.3
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 52.3
SC Mixed 34
105% 36.6 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 137%

 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 16,457 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,064
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