MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive209% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '20 at 05:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 168
2-Core 330
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 668
8-Core 1145
110% 906 Pts
64-Core 1,475
91% 1,475 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 176
Parallax 176
148% 178 fps
MRender 203
Gravity 159
Splatting 111
124% 158 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 132%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 319 308 298 289 285 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,900
Write 1,503
Mixed 617
SusWrite 345
241% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 54.9
208% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,076
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 824
692% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 209%
Great: 236%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99
219GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 264 246 253 248 264 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 309
Write 385
Mixed 264
SusWrite 261
69% 305 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 35.6
138% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 403
DQ Mixed 227
213% 327 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2800C16-4GVR 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVRB 04CD F4-2800C16-4GVR 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVRB 16GB
2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 27.7
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 28.6
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.9%
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 16,450 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,046
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