MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 210%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 233%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive311% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '21 at 09:17
Run Duration290 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 98.9
1-Core 165
2-Core 329
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 660
8-Core 1,316
117% 988 Pts
64-Core 2,272
141% 2,272 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
193% Outstanding
Lighting 281
Reflection 244
Parallax 283
229% 269 fps
MRender 320
Gravity 235
Splatting 169
189% 242 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 193%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1725 1414 1512 1355 1661 1707 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,794
Write 2,347
Mixed 1,648
SusWrite 1,562
467% 2,088 MB/s
4K Read 67.2
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 74.1
240% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,137
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 310
314% 536 MB/s
Poor: 181%
This bench: 311%
Great: 414%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
355GB free
Firmware: X41310RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 398 263 264 235 285 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 494
Write 452
Mixed 331
SusWrite 317
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 33.2
111% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 233
179% 250 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 107%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
417GB free
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 475 472 482 468 463 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 467
Mixed 465
SusWrite 473
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 48.8
163% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 239
181% 250 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668
550GB free
Firmware: R0427A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 460 458 465 455 451 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 462
Mixed 406
SusWrite 459
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 45.5
146% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 228
173% 241 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 105%
Great: 127%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
1TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 160 163 166 156 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 126
Write 93.6
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 163
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB
186GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 134 131 127 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 148
Write 143
Mixed 103
SusWrite 131
176% 131 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 1
342% 4.37 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 7.2
DQ Mixed 1
281% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 95%
WD Elements 25A3 16TB
7TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 178 177 175 180 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 179
Write 177
Mixed 156
SusWrite 177
235% 172 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 2.5
360% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
136% Outstanding
MC Read 55.6
MC Write 50.7
MC Mixed 42.8
142% 49.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 51.9
SC Mixed 36.4
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 41.3
97% 41.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 136%
Great: 147%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 144 31.5" 1280 720 GSM7709 32GK850G
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,459 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,064
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