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MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateJul 25 '22 at 09:42
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 261
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 853
82% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,077
67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$280
PNY(196E 1375) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 116
Parallax 119
104% 121 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 101
Splatting 87.1
87% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
330GB free
Firmware: CS303226
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 553 553 559 560 550 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,330
Write 2,262
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 693
322% 1,425 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 69
236% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 1009
DQ Mixed 1,020
730% 924 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 208%
Great: 266%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 58 66 95 102 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 72.6
Write 67.6
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 79.2
54% 72.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.2
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 126%

 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 17,313 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 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $1,041
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