MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 04:00
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 288
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 906
90% 735 Pts
64-Core 1,142
71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 92.1
Reflection 108
Parallax 98.3
75% 99.5 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 95.2
78% 95 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G32TNF-N3A0A 128GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 144 145 149 152 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 497
Write 345
Mixed 380
SusWrite 153
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 44.6
153% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 202
152% 203 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
363GB free
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 1521 1515 1103 121 222 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,676
Write 1,628
Mixed 1,193
SusWrite 999
308% 1,374 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 77.5
260% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 606
540% 807 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 249%
Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 209 210 208 208 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 149
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 208
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 26.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 29.4
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 109%

 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 4,540 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: $1,590
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HDDRAMUSB
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