MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 314%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 337%
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics320% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive179% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 27 '22 at 09:46
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i9-10850K-$286
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,073
99% 829 Pts
64-Core 1,996
124% 1,996 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847
CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
320% Outstanding
Lighting 459
Reflection 658
Parallax 637
374% 585 fps
MRender 543
Gravity 576
Splatting 313
374% 477 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 320%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair MP400 2TB
759GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM53.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1433 176 362 337 418 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 1,181
Write 2,219
Mixed 1,398
SusWrite 506
300% 1,326 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 63.7
200% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,031
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 886
654% 869 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 179%
Great: 382%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
857GB free
Firmware: 1AG01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 68 69 68 69 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
35% Below average
Read 55.6
Write 48.3
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 66.1
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123
5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 153 151 164 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 101
Write 130
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 153
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.7
238% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 32.7
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 50.4
SC Mixed 32.5
99% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 135%

 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 4,539 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: $1,571
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