MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.65% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive129% 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
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '21 at 22:52
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 75.8
1-Core 187
2-Core 382
111% 215 Pts
4-Core 747
8-Core 1,405
128% 1076 Pts
64-Core 1,784
110% 1,784 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
EVGA(3842 1352) 1GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.65% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 8.2
7% 9.8 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 10
Splatting 8.9
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.65%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 484 486 487 487 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 487
Mixed 417
SusWrite 486
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 59.8
205% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 340
256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 129%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.6% Good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 15.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.8
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 4: 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
4% 25% 8 40 8 60 27" 1920 1080 BNQ7F50 ZOWIE RL LCD
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,484 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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