MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive198% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 15:55
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 168
2-Core 291
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 990
91% 759 Pts
64-Core 1,236
76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Gigabyte(1458 2331) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.1.1
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 135
Parallax 273
112% 182 fps
MRender 229
Gravity 138
Splatting 166
144% 178 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 272 181 189 184 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,478
Write 1,197
Mixed 1,025
SusWrite 234
219% 983 MB/s
4K Read 67.9
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 86.8
309% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 262
304% 532 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 198%
Great: 236%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
486GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1506 836 838 840 839 840 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,547
Write 1,766
Mixed 1389
SusWrite 950
318% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 75.6
289% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,126
DQ Write 1,194
DQ Mixed 1,330
954% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 260%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 34.8
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 40
SC Mixed 30.1
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 106%
Great: 111%

 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 16,457 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,064
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