MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive290% 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-7C76
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 15:39
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 as expected (56th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 293
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 1,022
97% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,584
98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 118
Parallax 125
108% 125 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 105
Splatting 86.8
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
832GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1547 1543 1602 1584 1621 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 1,756
Write 1,658
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 1,570
355% 1,576 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 78
259% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,048
DQ Write 881
DQ Mixed 429
468% 786 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 290%
Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
218GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 111 110 111 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 106
Write 59.5
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 110
64% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
981GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 166 164 163 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 148
Write 125
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 165
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $771
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