MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics123% 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 Drive58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '22 at 18:27
Run Duration266 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 41%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
52% Above average
Memory 19.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
62% 129 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 805
75% 627 Pts
64-Core 1,498
93% 1,498 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 52%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 210
Parallax 150
133% 174 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 144
Splatting 127
120% 150 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 123%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 149 148 149 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 397
Write 150
Mixed 161
SusWrite 148
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 18.6
77% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 173
141% 206 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 128%
Transcend TS2TMTE220S 2TB
820GB free
Firmware: 42B8T4EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 529 608 447 636 630 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,701
Write 807
Mixed 929
SusWrite 572
222% 1,002 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 48.8
166% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 552
490% 748 MB/s
Poor: 192%
This bench: 192%
Great: 360%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 800 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
18.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 6.4
20% 6.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 3.3
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 324
12% 324 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 110%

 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 16,523 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: $1,044
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