MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.5% 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 Drive64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '21 at 23:38
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 60.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
88% 169 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,027
97% 807 Pts
64-Core 1,593
99% 1,593 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Gigabyte(1458 4076) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 82
Parallax 120
86% 102 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 112
Splatting 98.4
94% 118 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 273 305 266 277 301 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 434
Write 400
Mixed 333
SusWrite 282
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 18.9
71% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 178
134% 182 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 22.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 27.1
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 23: 2R 3G 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
23% 45% 20 60 2 144 27" 2560 1440 GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,617 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,136
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