MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	250% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 900 85% 705 Pts	64-Core 1160 72% 1160 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 141 Parallax 135 106% 135 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 125 Splatting 108 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1697 965 584 604 596 605 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,518 Write 2,030 Mixed 1,587 SusWrite 842 389% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 65 214% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 311 325% 566 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 456 452 471 463 471 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 469 Mixed 408 SusWrite 458 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 47.3 158% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 254 189% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 160 159 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 159 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 112%
Samsung Type-C 64GB 727 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 36 33 35 38 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 128 Write 64.7 Mixed 45 SusWrite 35.3 79% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.4 121% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 24.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,432x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	717x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,275Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	381x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	250x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	215x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	151x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16