MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive177% 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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '22 at 01:11
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 303
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1018
96% 796 Pts
64-Core 1,620
100% 1,620 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 144
Parallax 144
113% 142 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
112% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 110%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 368 575 991 124 977 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 1,448
Mixed 1,087
SusWrite 542
261% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 38.3
153% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 600
DQ Mixed 164
280% 553 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 177%
Great: 248%
Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 166 165 166 168 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 89
Write 118
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 165
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
135% 1.13 MB/s
Marshal MAL34000SA-T72 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: FJ1M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 175 173 174 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 182
Mixed 92
SusWrite 174
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.9
234% 2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 102%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TZD1G808U26-SK001 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 24.9
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 91%

 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 4,563 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: $1,567
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