MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '21 at 08:39
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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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 i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 803
78% 642 Pts
64-Core 1,037
64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.1% Very good
Lighting 97.8
Reflection 107
Parallax 98.5
80% 101 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 95.7
78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 133 121 108 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 160
Write 111
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 127
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
549GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 115 117 116 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 105
Write 109
Mixed 57.1
SusWrite 116
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 24.5
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 28.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 17: 2R 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
17% 7% 107 227 31 165 27" 1920 1080 MSI3CB3 MSI MAG270CR
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,479 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: $1,055
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