MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive210% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '21 at 05:49
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10400-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 814
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
PNY(196E 1332) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
72.4% Very good
Lighting 96.3
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 79.5
78% 89.1 fps
MRender 66.6
Gravity 82
Splatting 72.9
60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$95
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 928 430 431 432 431 431 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,556
Write 1,641
Mixed 1,194
SusWrite 514
275% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 69.5
243% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,064
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 937
695% 924 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 210%
Great: 237%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$120
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 115 117 116 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 132
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 116
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 87%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB
30GB free, PID dc5a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 11 10 10 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.27% Terrible
Read 30
Write 7.9
Mixed 13.6
SusWrite 10.4
18% 15.5 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.27%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 26.2
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 29.4
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 98%

 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 16,756 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,148
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