MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C76
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 03:05
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 114
2-Core 291
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 865
84% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,624
100% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
Zotac(19DA 2630) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4469 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 470.05
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 118
Parallax 123
106% 124 fps
MRender 163
Gravity 102
Splatting 87.9
93% 118 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+224G 240GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 231 232 236 305 13 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 88%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 123 125 126 127 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 82.8
Write 120
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 119
72% 97.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.8
234% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 67%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 355 359 360 360 356 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 372
Write 327
Mixed 137
SusWrite 357
217% 298 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
697% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 210%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 25.7
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) Builds (Compare 1,455 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $776
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