MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 below expectations (32nd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 148
2-Core 256
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 1,087
97% 820 Pts
64-Core 1,986
123% 1,986 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Asus(1043 05C7) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.10.2
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 134
Parallax 291
116% 189 fps
MRender 224
Gravity 140
Splatting 167
143% 177 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 75 65 71 71 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 483
Mixed 350
SusWrite 99.1
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 52.1
178% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 325
252% 345 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
177GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 125 118 126 125 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 69.4
Write 107
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 125
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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