MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive328% 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)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 04:03
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,084
101% 842 Pts
64-Core 1,668
103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 166
Parallax 180
166% 183 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 143
Splatting 122
120% 150 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 140%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
817GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1605 1655 1830 1464 1463 1463 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2,487
Write 2,240
Mixed 1,784
SusWrite 1,580
454% 2,023 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 79.7
266% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 1,104
825% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 328%
Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
887GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2422 2235 1531 1552 1550 1546 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
349% Outstanding
Read 2,485
Write 2,408
Mixed 1,855
SusWrite 1,806
481% 2,138 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 81.2
276% 97.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 1,215
911% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 349%
Great: 410%
StoreJet Transcend 640GB
278GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 43 43 43 43 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 39.5
Write 35.1
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 41.9
52% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 30.2
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 31
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%

 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 4,551 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: $1,576
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