MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 169%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 158%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics160% 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 Drive336% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 15:47
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 277
99% 176 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 1,009
99% 812 Pts
64-Core 1,244
77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 279
Parallax 214
194% 244 fps
MRender 214
Gravity 163
Splatting 145
139% 174 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 160%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 858 862 862 855 854 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
336% Outstanding
Read 2,711
Write 2,524
Mixed 1,913
SusWrite 901
450% 2,012 MB/s
4K Read 77.1
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 110
378% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1,423
DQ Write 1,081
DQ Mixed 1,214
918% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 336%
Great: 355%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
68GB free
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 276 275 275 275 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 272
Mixed 310
SusWrite 275
76% 344 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 43.1
169% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 199
166% 239 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
177GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 114 114 113 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 117
Write 109
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 114
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 45.6
MC Mixed 29.5
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.5
SC Write 51.2
SC Mixed 35.3
105% 36.7 GB/s
Latency 46.9
85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 113%
Great: 111%

 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%
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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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