MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 229%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 247%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics216% 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.
Boot Drive276% 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.
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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
106% 193 Pts
4-Core 639
8-Core 1,185
109% 912 Pts
64-Core 2,147
133% 2,147 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
216% Outstanding
Lighting 325
Reflection 293
Parallax 327
265% 315 fps
MRender 338
Gravity 258
Splatting 183
204% 260 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 216%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 1066 1046 1027 1000 987 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,966
Write 2,068
Mixed 1,306
SusWrite 1,038
358% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 68.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 70.1
278% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,242
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 1,076
818% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 276%
Great: 442%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4400 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4200 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 28.6
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 44.1
SC Mixed 34.5
96% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 125%

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,590
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