MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 137%
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics138% 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.
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-7C76
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '21 at 18:22
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 149
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,009
96% 793 Pts
64-Core 1,598
99% 1,598 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
Gigabyte(1458 2329) ≥ 4GB; GV-R68AORUS M-16GD
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
138% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 168
Parallax 346
147% 232 fps
MRender 274
Gravity 120
Splatting 169
150% 187 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 138%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,555
Write 1592
Mixed 1,230
326% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 69.2
249% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 870
DQ Mixed 1,001
758% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
160GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 73 73 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Read 106
Write 92.3
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 72.7
62% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 70%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42
67GB free
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 96 99 98 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 96
Write 69.2
Mixed 45.6
SusWrite 97.8
56% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 25.9
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 28.1
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76) Builds (Compare 1,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C76)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $752
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