MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	211% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 07:41
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 265 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,071 101% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,581 98% 1,581 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 371E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4080 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 226 Parallax 231 173% 223 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 220 Splatting 132 167% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 881 398 117 36 392 438 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,627 Write 1,558 Mixed 1,191 SusWrite 377 266% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.8 263% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 915 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 312 405% 724 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 211 207 216 219 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 167 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 213 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 246% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25AF 2TB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 246GB free, PID 25af Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 2.9 2.4 1.1 2.8 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 73.9 Write 16.7 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 3 23% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 24% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.9% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 21.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (MS-7C73) Builds (Compare 4,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	717x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	214x

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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,590

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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