MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive118% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '21 at 10:59
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 77.7
1-Core 184
2-Core 366
109% 209 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1,026
105% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,318
82% 1,318 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3675 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 194
Parallax 182
161% 191 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 152
Splatting 133
128% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 140%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 429 428 435 435 436 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 481
Mixed 415
SusWrite 425
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 51.9
183% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 260
218% 318 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 118%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 208 206 205 210 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 175
Mixed 79
SusWrite 198
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 25.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.1
70% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 60: 7R 6G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
60% 59% 34 284 226 144 24" 1920 1080 SPT098C Sceptre L24
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,484 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: $1,053
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HDDRAMUSB
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