MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 155%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 169%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics156% 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 Drive321% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateApr 18 '22 at 21:30
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 156
2-Core 307
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 1,099
96% 820 Pts
64-Core 2,001
124% 2,001 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 266
Parallax 204
187% 233 fps
MRender 243
Gravity 154
Splatting 127
137% 174 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 156%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$158
926GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1563 1374 1364 1359 1353 1364 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,554
Write 2,270
Mixed 1,807
SusWrite 1,396
450% 2,007 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 83.3
272% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 1077
808% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 321%
Great: 435%
Kingdian N400 120GB
94GB free
Firmware: S0123A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 60 49 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 488
Write 433
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 78.9
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 1.7
74% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 1.9
55% 131 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
354GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 114 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 152
Write 103
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 113
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD416E82-4400G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 45.6
MC Write 47.3
MC Mixed 38.2
125% 43.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 52.2
SC Mixed 33.3
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 121%
Great: 139%

 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 4,572 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: 65% - Good Total price: $1,547
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