MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive284% 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)
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 05 '22 at 00:40
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 830
81% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$270
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.2% Very good
Lighting 107
Reflection 86.6
Parallax 93.8
87% 95.7 fps
MRender 86.5
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 66.7
61% 76.1 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
482GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1011 990 990 994 987 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,223
Write 2,086
Mixed 1,928
SusWrite 1,088
411% 1,831 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 83.3
267% 91.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1258
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 942
723% 994 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 284%
Great: 410%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB
509GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 362 374 372 372 372 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 403
Mixed 304
SusWrite 377
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 44.1
154% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 126
155% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 118%
Team T253X2512G 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: 0200Se10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 220 70 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 445
Write 398
Mixed 344
SusWrite 153
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 30.7
133% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 209
186% 277 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 81%
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
54.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 14.8
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.1%
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 16,459 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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