MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% 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 Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 21 '20 at 01:21
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 163
2-Core 322
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 1,233
112% 940 Pts
64-Core 1,742
108% 1,742 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 105
Parallax 160
104% 131 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 115
Splatting 144
102% 121 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 103%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 500GB-$60
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0116B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 328 11 6.1 110 6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 512
Write 439
Mixed 411
SusWrite 77.7
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36%
Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
408GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.8
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 97.8
70% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 26
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 122%

 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 16,457 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,064
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