MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 101%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive353% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 09:43
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 293
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 919
86% 714 Pts
64-Core 1,182
73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 143
114% 145 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
557GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2371 2094 1404 1388 1392 1409 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,593
Write 2,437
Mixed 1,771
SusWrite 1,676
476% 2,119 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 92.2
307% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,284
DQ Write 1,042
DQ Mixed 1,162
870% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 353%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 28.8
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 48.2
SC Mixed 32.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (MS-7C73) Builds (Compare 4,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,590
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HDDRAMUSB
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