MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.5% 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 Drive342% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '22 at 23:13
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 246
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 850
83% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,013
63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.5% Very good
Lighting 107
Reflection 122
Parallax 93.6
87% 108 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 65.8
61% 76.1 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
763GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 2028 2037 1805 1840 1910 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
342% Outstanding
Read 2,434
Write 1,999
Mixed 2,058
SusWrite 1,889
471% 2,095 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 80.4
274% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1237
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 937
718% 985 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 342%
Great: 410%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB
559GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 388 368 365 374 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 478
Mixed 398
SusWrite 383
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 48.6
169% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 254
216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 111%
Great: 118%
Team T253X2512G 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 0200Se10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 195 73 72 71 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 415
Write 173
Mixed 326
SusWrite 151
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 34.1
134% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 208
180% 262 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 8A45 CL16-18-18 D4-3000 24GB
2933, 2933 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 25
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%

 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 16,582 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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