MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 201%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 217%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics199% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 268
97% 172 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,173
105% 885 Pts
64-Core 1,985
123% 1,985 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
199% Outstanding
Lighting 286
Reflection 380
Parallax 283
233% 316 fps
MRender 338
Gravity 259
Splatting 182
204% 260 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 199%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,505
Write 2,216
Mixed 1,632
470% 2,118 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 80.8
265% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1118
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 957
712% 951 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 127GB
111GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 190 191 190 190 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 467
Write 191
Mixed 230
SusWrite 192
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 15.7
108% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 28.4
77% 167 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72%
Great: 104%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
862GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2351 2355 2353 2352 2272 1702 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 28.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 47.9
SC Mixed 29.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 54.5
74% 54.5 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 122%

 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 4,544 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: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,305
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