MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 134%
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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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% 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 Drive316% 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.
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)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 19:34
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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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 i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 631
8-Core 1,210
109% 921 Pts
64-Core 2,172
134% 2,172 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 143
Parallax 143
114% 142 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 143
Splatting 138
115% 141 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 112%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A0S63C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 1244 1153 1098 1100 1094 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,553
Write 2,061
Mixed 248
SusWrite 1,220
337% 1,520 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 86.3
290% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 962
DQ Mixed 582
578% 933 MB/s
Poor: 202%
This bench: 316%
Great: 407%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
616GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 491 490 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 489
Mixed 413
SusWrite 491
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 48.4
168% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 119%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 48.7
MC Mixed 35.7
123% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 52.9
SC Mixed 33.9
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 119%
Great: 132%

 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 16,489 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,053
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