MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive158% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 09 '21 at 15:25
Run Duration263 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 318
99% 184 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1,238
110% 931 Pts
64-Core 2,104
130% 2,104 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 118
Parallax 134
109% 129 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.6
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 361 365 366 366 364 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,075
Write 618
Mixed 805
SusWrite 382
160% 720 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 59.2
201% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 576
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 627
485% 654 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 158%
Great: 164%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1573 825 828 829 829 833 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,900
Mixed 1,420
SusWrite 953
329% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 70.4
238% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1298
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 1,175
879% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 247%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
801GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 488 488 489 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 487
Mixed 437
SusWrite 488
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 47.1
168% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 353
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
91GB free
Firmware: CS900BB3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 53 48 48 31 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
48% Average
Read 358
Write 177
Mixed 228
SusWrite 96.7
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 20.6
80% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 20.7
DQ Mixed 36.6
37% 63.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48%
Great: 91%
TONPHA USB 2.0 Classic 16GB
10GB free, PID 0618
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 1 7.2 9.6 8.4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Read 19.6
Write 12.2
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 7.1
15% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
33% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 29.4
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 44.9
SC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99%
Great: 114%

 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 16,484 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: $1,053
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