MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 210%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 113%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 209%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive286% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220610
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '22 at 03:39
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 179
2-Core 353
112% 208 Pts
4-Core 704
8-Core 1,158
114% 931 Pts
64-Core 1,747
108% 1,747 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
190% Outstanding
Lighting 274
Reflection 345
Parallax 299
224% 306 fps
MRender 307
Gravity 238
Splatting 176
189% 240 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 190%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
271GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 845 843 843 842 781 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 1,969
Write 1,939
Mixed 1,680
SusWrite 898
364% 1,621 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 222
4K Mixed 78.9
295% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,572
DQ Write 1,221
DQ Mixed 1,323
1,010% 1,372 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 286%
Great: 296%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
141GB free
Firmware: UF2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 142 144 133 126 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 447
Write 287
Mixed 308
SusWrite 163
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 16
79% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 98.4
DQ Mixed 32.3
45% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB
317GB free
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 439 439 435 432 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 474
Mixed 279
SusWrite 439
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 48.9
163% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 259
217% 315 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 113%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
521GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 158 150 147 156 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 95.2
Write 104
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 150
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
221GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 164 162 162 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 172
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 162
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 34.5
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.9
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 32.1
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%

 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 16,484 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: $1,053
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