MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200521
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 08:27
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 153
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 814
79% 651 Pts
64-Core 1216
75% 1216 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 133 123 122 119 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 1,024
Write 218
Mixed 342
SusWrite 131
93% 429 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 39.2
168% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 494
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 242
205% 309 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 164%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
191GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 1266 1261 1269 1133 957 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,448
Write 2,264
Mixed 1,650
SusWrite 1,201
423% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 77.4
258% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 927
689% 914 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 292%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 27.3
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 29
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 118%

 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 4,547 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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