MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics111% 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 Drive201% 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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,004
96% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,571
97% 1,571 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 146C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 144
Parallax 144
117% 144 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 135
Splatting 114
105% 131 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 111%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 924 900 932 881 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,355
Write 938
Mixed 872
SusWrite 799
221% 991 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 66.3
231% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 221
275% 467 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 201%
Great: 209%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
224GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2400 1823 1624 1616 1629 1616 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,560
Write 2,393
Mixed 1,898
SusWrite 1,785
485% 2,159 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 86.1
287% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1294
DQ Write 1058
DQ Mixed 1,169
877% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 353%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 25.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 30.1
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 110%

 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 16,528 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: $1,042
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