MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 159%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 174%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics159% 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 Drive339% 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)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '21 at 03:29
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 312
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 1,148
100% 852 Pts
64-Core 1,988
123% 1,988 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 216
Parallax 210
194% 221 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 160
Splatting 141
134% 168 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 159%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
760GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2317 2045 1473 1483 1476 1488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,536
Write 2,407
Mixed 1,829
SusWrite 1,714
476% 2,121 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 84.4
283% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1162
DQ Write 854
DQ Mixed 1,042
770% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 339%
Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 182 183 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 175
Mixed 108
SusWrite 183
121% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 30
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 30.6
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 120%

 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 4,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,305
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