MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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.
Graphics6.28% 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 Drive200% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 161
2-Core 316
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 617
8-Core 1,158
106% 887 Pts
64-Core 1784
110% 1784 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 7C73) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 9.2
5% 8.6 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 500GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 448 421 401 354 260 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1564
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,170
SusWrite 431
266% 1,188 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 69.5
230% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 895
666% 889 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 200%
Great: 237%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
607GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1568 844 826 835 842 837 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,530
Write 1,838
Mixed 1,420
SusWrite 959
324% 1,437 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 69.5
236% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 897
DQ Mixed 1,011
757% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 238%
Great: 280%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 87 85 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 82.7
Write 83.6
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 85.8
112% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.7
233% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 46.1
MC Mixed 35
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 47.4
SC Mixed 33
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 57.6
70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 142%

 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%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

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