MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive281% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C73
MotherboardMSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 19:28
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 287
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,037
98% 811 Pts
64-Core 1512
94% 1512 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB; MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 149
Parallax 146
130% 151 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1701 983 810 806 805 808 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,315
Write 1,866
Mixed 1,810
SusWrite 985
390% 1,744 MB/s
4K Read 55.3
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 76.7
260% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 1,059
796% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 281%
Great: 355%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
880GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 88 91 61 109 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 99.9
Write 98
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 79.6
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 70%
ADATA HDD SH93 750GB
360GB free, PID a93a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 38
Write 37.3
Mixed 29
SusWrite 38.5
48% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.9% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 19.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.9
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 112%

 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 4,567 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: $1,567
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