MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '21 at 04:44
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 278
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 758
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 1,100
68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 142
Parallax 143
116% 142 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 143
Splatting 124
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 349 338 312 387 360 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 216
Write 261
Mixed 105
SusWrite 346
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 18.9
45% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 107
106% 173 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 109%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170
790GB free
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1866 1911 1943 1953 2009 2032 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1,672
Write 1,993
Mixed 1,679
SusWrite 1,952
413% 1,824 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 62.1
205% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 894
DQ Write 811
DQ Mixed 783
607% 830 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 288%
Great: 526%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
900GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 470 458 464 466 473 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 403
Mixed 405
SusWrite 466
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 42.1
130% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 356
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF3600C18D4/16GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX KF3600C18D4/16GX KHX3600C17D4/16GX 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 127%

 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%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,576
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