MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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 Drive50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 316
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,257
112% 947 Pts
64-Core 2131
132% 2131 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 131
Parallax 192
134% 162 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 173
Splatting 126
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 83 147 90 87 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 458
Write 287
Mixed 16
SusWrite 113
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 0.1
58% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 34.5
81% 164 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 86%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43
21GB free
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 266 290 324 310 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 509
Write 335
Mixed 204
SusWrite 276
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 25.4
92% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 40.1
DQ Mixed 71.1
57% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 114%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
771GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 429 423 430 430 432 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 391
Mixed 339
SusWrite 425
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 37.5
130% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 281
224% 314 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 101%
Great: 125%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
953GB free
Firmware: RKT343.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2599 2517 1107 1108 1114 1109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 1,394
Write 2,496
Mixed 1,656
SusWrite 1,592
405% 1,785 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 71.7
246% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,399
DQ Write 1,187
DQ Mixed 1,333
988% 1,306 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 287%
Great: 303%
Generic MassStorageClass 8GB
7GB free, PID 0764
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 9.7 8.4 7.7 9.7 8.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
5.25% Terrible
Read 15
Write 4.2
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 8.6
8% 7.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.25%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 28.3
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 29.6
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 109%

 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 16,508 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: $1,054
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