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MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 26 '21 at 06:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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-$275
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 155
2-Core 310
103% 187 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,152
103% 869 Pts
64-Core 1,740
108% 1,740 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 131
Parallax 119
93% 122 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 117
Splatting 107
91% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 38 42 40 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 436
Write 55.7
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 41.3
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 24.6
97% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 46.8
DQ Mixed 82.1
92% 166 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 124%
Toshiba THNSNH128GCST 128GB
63GB free
Firmware: HTGAN102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 438 446 443 371 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 442
Mixed 418
SusWrite 385
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 41.5
139% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 326
242% 320 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$75
345GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 89 87 99 113 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 118
Write 126
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 104
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 28.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 110%

 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 4,755 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,514
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