MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive347% 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)
Memory20.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 21 '22 at 00:20
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10500-$140
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 851
83% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,050
65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$274
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.1% Very good
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 114
Parallax 82.5
81% 98.7 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 66.6
61% 76.2 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 74.1%
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: 1922 2051 2056 2022 2055 1773 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,290
Write 1,962
Mixed 1,831
SusWrite 1,980
453% 2,016 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 86.5
284% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 960
733% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 347%
Great: 410%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB
559GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 382 367 365 365 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 477
Mixed 385
SusWrite 381
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 48.6
168% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 255
216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 111%
Great: 118%
Team T253X2512G 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 0200Se10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 207 72 71 73 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 443
Write 425
Mixed 355
SusWrite 153
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 35.1
143% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 209
186% 277 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 84.4%
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
92.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 25.1
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 27.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.4%
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 16,482 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: $1,058
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HDDRAMUSB
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