MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics145% 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 Drive324% 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.
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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 01:49
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,031
99% 819 Pts
64-Core 1,645
102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 199
Parallax 190
172% 200 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 147
Splatting 130
125% 156 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 145%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
811GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1801 1904 1502 1198 1193 1194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2505
Write 2,350
Mixed 1,649
SusWrite 1,465
447% 1,992 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 83.4
280% 98.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 1,064
797% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 324%
Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 619 622 623 623 623 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 2,356
Mixed 1,584
SusWrite 899
413% 1,848 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 82.9
278% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,286
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 1,148
866% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 296%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 30.4
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 45.2
SC Mixed 30.8
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 22: 3R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
22% 38% 21 110 7 144 27" 2560 1440 MSI1462 Optix MAG27CQ
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,053
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