MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 143%
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics151% 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 Drive198% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 12 '21 at 01:48
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 154
2-Core 300
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 951
93% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,209
75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 223
Reflection 204
Parallax 196
182% 208 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 151
Splatting 134
129% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
520GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1860 1884 242 103 204 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,117
Write 1,888
Mixed 1,225
SusWrite 732
281% 1,241 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 66.2
233% 90 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 865
643% 838 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 198%
Great: 438%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 219 217 218 218 215 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 26.5
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 31
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.4%
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 16,451 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,046
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