MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive263% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '21 at 06:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NPL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700-$233
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,050
98% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,572
97% 1,572 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 118
Parallax 124
109% 125 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 103
Splatting 83.4
87% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 500GB
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S0285
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 1361 1366 1348 1369 1368 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,830
Write 1,364
Mixed 1,211
SusWrite 1,362
323% 1,442 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.1
201% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 1,046
DQ Mixed 957
733% 989 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 263%
Great: 256%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 182 180 182 179 174 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.3
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 13.6
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 62%

 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 16,580 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,132
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