MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 159%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics142% 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 Drive263% 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-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200410
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 13:00
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
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 96.2
1-Core 158
2-Core 314
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,104
102% 850 Pts
64-Core 2,033
126% 2,033 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 204
Parallax 195
165% 201 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 149
Splatting 134
128% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 142%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2217 2205 974 544 545 543 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,625
Write 2150
Mixed 1,587
SusWrite 1,171
369% 1,633 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 70.1
248% 93.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,286
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 1,150
853% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 263%
Great: 262%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
969GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 180 183 183 185 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 97
Write 115
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 180
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
860GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 166 165 166 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 115
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 165
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-3600 C18 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 27.4
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 47.5
SC Mixed 31.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 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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