MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics119% 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.
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-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 30 '21 at 23:44
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 304
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,262
107% 922 Pts
64-Core 2,138
132% 2,138 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 151
Parallax 153
127% 153 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 132
Splatting 116
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SABRENT 1TB
807GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 607 584 573 569 573 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50
927GB free
Firmware: RR04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 98 101 103 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 120
Write 208
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 96.5
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: CC94
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 85 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 83.3
Write 38
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 84.1
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 38.5
MC Mixed 26.2
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 31.5
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 110%

 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 4,540 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: $1,590
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