MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.7% 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 Drive248% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
18 months ago, 18 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C76
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '22 at 07:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 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 i5-10400-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 750
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Sapphire(1DA2 E416) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.7% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 124
Parallax 214
89% 149 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 110
Splatting 75.7
76% 95 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 917 895 953 934 1022 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,019
Write 2,270
Mixed 1,781
SusWrite 1,012
398% 1,770 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 65
226% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 834
616% 817 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 248%
Great: 347%
WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 180 180 179 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 239
Write 167
Mixed 149
SusWrite 179
136% 184 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.1
315% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 120%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 26.5
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $771
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