MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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)
Memory120.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 12:53
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 78.2
1-Core 158
2-Core 307
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,171
108% 902 Pts
64-Core 2,139
132% 2,139 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 69.4
62% 73.8 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 74
Splatting 69.5
57% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41060C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 833 826 896 850 1028 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,719
Write 2,028
Mixed 1,732
SusWrite 928
413% 1,852 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 84.5
281% 96.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,170
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 953
711% 955 MB/s
Poor: 208%
This bench: 295%
Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 200 210 213 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 152
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 208
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 112%
Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
578GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 107 111 110 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 75.2
Write 125
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 108
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.4
145% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 172%

 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 16,480 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: $1,058
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