MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.25% 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 Drive210% 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)
Memory59.3 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 18:02
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 320
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 1,232
110% 928 Pts
64-Core 1,790
111% 1,790 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
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)
6.25% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 9.2
5% 8.57 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.25%
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: 813 424 383 379 366 355 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,558
Write 1,562
Mixed 1,206
SusWrite 453
268% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 72.3
253% 95.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,103
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 963
712% 945 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 210%
Great: 237%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
607GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 835 839 843 849 841 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,873
Mixed 1399
SusWrite 960
326% 1,446 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 69.7
237% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,190
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 1,059
793% 1,061 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 241%
Great: 280%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 88.3
Write 76.4
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 85.6
106% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.7
215% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.6%
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 (71st percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 46.4
MC Mixed 35.5
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 50
SC Mixed 34.1
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
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 4,545 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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