MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (100%). 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)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '23 at 00:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 667
70% 561 Pts
64-Core 1006
62% 1006 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 198
Parallax 121
93% 144 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 124
Splatting 113
91% 111 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 412
Write 423
Mixed 334
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 73.3
4K Mixed 20.3
95% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 147
113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
493GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 194 199 197 198 200 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 146
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 192
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08RHJJ40-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
59% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 17.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 16.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59%
Great: 109%

 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 16,499 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $1,029
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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