MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.1% 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 Drive361% 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 87.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 250
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,091
101% 842 Pts
64-Core 1,588
98% 1,588 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 115
Parallax 120
104% 121 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 88.3
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2372 2381 2388 1675 1485 1490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
361% Outstanding
Read 2,586
Write 2,413
Mixed 1,864
SusWrite 1965
496% 2,207 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 86.5
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,266
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 1086
809% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 361%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 114%

 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 16,480 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: $1,058
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