MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics123% 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 Drive292% 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)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 02:47
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 155
2-Core 310
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,198
105% 892 Pts
64-Core 2,081
129% 2,081 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 161
Parallax 155
139% 162 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 128
Splatting 112
111% 139 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 123%
Great: 136%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
791GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2084 2100 2119 2099 1828 324 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 1,594
Write 2,138
Mixed 1,751
SusWrite 1,759
410% 1,810 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 74
246% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,167
DQ Write 814
DQ Mixed 972
731% 984 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 292%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.4
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76%
Great: 120%

 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 8 7 60 24.5" 1280 720 BNQ7F7D BenQ EX2510
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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