MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics136% 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 Drive117% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '22 at 05:47
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 175
2-Core 330
107% 198 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 980
99% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,212
75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 184
Parallax 176
155% 183 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 149
Splatting 129
128% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 136%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 438 436 327 333 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 320
Mixed 386
SusWrite 401
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.2
184% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 259
218% 317 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
606GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 158 157 156 156 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 127
Write 163
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 156
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 35.9
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 30.5
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%

 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 16,591 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,146
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HDDRAMUSB
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