MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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 Drive115% 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.
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 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)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200410
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 05 '20 at 04:12
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 155
2-Core 310
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,053
101% 832 Pts
64-Core 2,044
126% 2,044 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 148
Parallax 212
121% 170 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 149
Splatting 97.4
98% 122 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 487 488 488 488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 476
Mixed 374
SusWrite 486
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 44.6
158% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 344
262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149
1.5TB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2379 2381 2383 1837 1544 1555 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
368% Outstanding
Read 2,595
Write 2365
Mixed 1,860
SusWrite 2,013
496% 2,208 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 85.4
286% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,316
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 1,187
888% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 368%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 24.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 29.7
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 111%

 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 4,552 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,576
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