MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	305% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 18:21
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,073 99% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,630 101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 178 Parallax 192 153% 186 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 160 Splatting 113 126% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 917GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 1328 1287 1190 1151 1094 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2691 Write 1,254 Mixed 1,312 SusWrite 1,235 360% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 74.8 244% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 1,010 760% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 330%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 192 192 192 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 194 Mixed 105 SusWrite 191 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Backup 16GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 5535 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 8.8 9.9 7.7 9.6 9.4 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 4.8 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 8.7 13% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 29.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 120%

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

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	716x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	664x
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	156x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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