MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C79
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211019
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 23 '22 at 13:13
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 259
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 778
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 966
60% 966 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 197
Parallax 209
189% 213 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 157
Splatting 140
133% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,102
Write 2,011
Mixed 1,576
422% 1,896 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 61.7
207% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 571
DQ Mixed 723
522% 678 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
335GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,196
Write 2,057
Mixed 1,600
434% 1,951 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 65.8
216% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 738
550% 737 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
ROG ESD-S1C 500GB
426GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 355
Write 354
Mixed 355
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 30
4K Mixed 33.6
110% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 205
150% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 17.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 131%

 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 16,496 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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