MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive116% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 14:02
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 154
2-Core 310
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,051
101% 833 Pts
64-Core 2,050
127% 2,050 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 14.7
Parallax 15.2
11% 14.6 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 16.8
Splatting 11.2
11% 14.3 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 451 464 466 466 467 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 463
Mixed 388
SusWrite 462
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 50.8
167% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 293
237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
466GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2351 2374 2313 2388 837 752 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,545
Write 2,388
Mixed 2,302
SusWrite 1,836
510% 2,268 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 90.6
295% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1201
DQ Write 1,014
DQ Mixed 1,096
824% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 355%
Great: 442%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
224GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 157 161 162 163 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 61.9
Write 91.7
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 161
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 32.5
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 32.8
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 135%

 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 4,545 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,300
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