MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.6%, 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 Drive183% 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 16:56
Run Duration253 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11400-$126
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 78.5
1-Core 155
2-Core 304
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 926
93% 755 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 159
Parallax 152
135% 159 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 123
Splatting 107
107% 135 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 120%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0C-00AJM0 240GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 128 130 114 128 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,408
Write 969
Mixed 957
SusWrite 143
193% 869 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 213
4K Mixed 72.8
281% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 639
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 551
464% 666 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 183%
Great: 189%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
671GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1562 845 848 845 843 844 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 1835
Mixed 1,424
SusWrite 964
327% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 86
325% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 1,561
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 1,313
975% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 279%
Great: 276%
Adata SU630 240GB
200GB free
Firmware: V8X01c83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 375 376 379 380 379 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 416
Write 362
Mixed 339
SusWrite 376
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 35.9
133% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 188
142% 188 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 101%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
236GB free
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 214 215 215 215 215 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 455
Mixed 416
SusWrite 234
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 53.5
181% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 113
147% 265 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
716GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 185 187 187 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 180
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 186
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 27.3
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 25.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 112%

 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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