MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics157% 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 Drive84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200324
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 09:00
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 266
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 806
82% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,158
72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 213
Reflection 187
Parallax 231
174% 210 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 215
Splatting 157
166% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 271 271 273 270 281 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 453
Write 225
Mixed 248
SusWrite 274
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 32.7
116% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 228
195% 288 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
95GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 445 440 454 453 451 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 477
Mixed 421
SusWrite 450
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 56.4
183% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
121GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 151 151 146 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 122
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 142
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 33.3
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 28.7
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 130%

 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 16,484 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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HDDRAMUSB
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