MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive280% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 12:13
Run Duration261 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 257
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 794
80% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,124
70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 142
Parallax 131
108% 135 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 137
Splatting 119
102% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$189
807GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1825 1390 1386 1397 1399 1392 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 1921
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,786
SusWrite 1,465
417% 1,848 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 65.6
225% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 962
726% 981 MB/s
Poor: 191%
This bench: 280%
Great: 337%
OCZ Trion 100 960GB-$310
740GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 240 121 145 151 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 508
Write 464
Mixed 385
SusWrite 211
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 37.5
137% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 191
180% 280 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 89%
Kingston SM2280S3240G 240GB
81GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 337 338 331 323 333 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 506
Write 343
Mixed 261
SusWrite 333
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 22
117% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 65.1
84% 150 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 81%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132
947GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 465 464 463 465 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 458
Mixed 407
SusWrite 465
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 50.4
168% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 283
233% 334 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 30.8
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 50: 8R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
50% 35% 34 333 267 144 27" 2560 1440 ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q
Typical MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (MS-7C73) Builds (Compare 4,540 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: 64% - Good Total price: $1,590
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