MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive68.6% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211019
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '21 at 01:09
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 961
90% 747 Pts
64-Core 1,587
98% 1,587 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3605 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 148
Parallax 129
112% 138 fps
MRender 146
Gravity 114
Splatting 108
99% 123 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 106%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
3 120GB SSD 120GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200509
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 355 127 48 16 17 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 493
Write 350
Mixed 345
SusWrite 153
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 13.5
108% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 18.5
65% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
488GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 190 187 190 190 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 113
Write 114
Mixed 69.4
SusWrite 188
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
534GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 162 158 160 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 114
Write 104
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 155
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
39% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77%
Great: 106%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
29GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 9.8 20 16 21 16 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 38.6
Write 21.7
Mixed 21.1
SusWrite 17.3
31% 24.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 2.5
159% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 27.3
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 48.2
SC Mixed 31.8
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 103%
Great: 121%

 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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