MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	142% 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	247% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '20 at 05:18
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$230 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 328 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,110 106% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 147 Parallax 157 173% 172 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 128 Splatting 107 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 803GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 876 833 828 834 830 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 1,795 Mixed 1,434 SusWrite 934 321% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 73.9 257% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,130 838% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 276%
WD easystore 2624 5TB 2,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 90 89 83 84 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 87.2 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 84.7 109% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.4 297% 3.03 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 7.8 DQ Mixed 0.4 280% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 24.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 29 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	719x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	382x
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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,587

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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