MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics146% 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 Drive193% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '22 at 02:11
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 990
93% 771 Pts
64-Core 1,557
96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 202
Parallax 192
172% 202 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 151
Splatting 135
127% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 386 347 290 367 337 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 2,355
Write 1,613
Mixed 1,187
SusWrite 378
306% 1,383 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 51.4
177% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 787
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 241
234% 391 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 193%
Great: 340%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
465GB free
Firmware: 415020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 371 364 379 374 344 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 475
Write 432
Mixed 259
SusWrite 372
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 35.9
105% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 148
136% 217 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 117%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
149GB free
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 342 350 428 432 246 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,646
Write 1,716
Mixed 1,592
SusWrite 565
310% 1,380 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 46.7
153% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 818
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 216
221% 381 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 168%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 30.3
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 29.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 114%

 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 16,491 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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