MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive154% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '22 at 00:53
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400F-$98
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 240
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 768
75% 617 Pts
64-Core 951
59% 951 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 154
Parallax 126
110% 138 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 105
Splatting 91.5
89% 112 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS2130 500GB SSD
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS213522
SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 533 91 143 87 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 984
Write 990
Mixed 897
SusWrite 323
179% 798 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 65.9
227% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 707
DQ Mixed 483
384% 524 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 154%
Great: 204%
T-force TM8FP7001T 1TB
399GB free
Firmware: EGFM13.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 2325 2265 2372 2210 2355 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
333% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 2,248
Mixed 1,935
SusWrite 2,303
472% 2086 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 71.2
242% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,116
DQ Write 801
DQ Mixed 961
717% 959 MB/s
Poor: 193%
This bench: 333%
Great: 474%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 197 195 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 188
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 195
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 04CB DDR4 3200 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 31.7
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 29.3
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 106%

 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 16,485 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: $1,053
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