MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	245% 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, 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 10:25
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 327 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,207 111% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,424 88% 1,424 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3725 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 147 Parallax 5.38 16% 57.3 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 136 Splatting 112 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 49.6% 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% 727GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1475 833 834 790 807 816 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1508 Write 1792 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 926 320% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 73.6 259% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 1,142 840% 1110 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 245% 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: 110 109 112 106 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	62% Good	Read 139 Write 114 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 109 144% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.8 228% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 23.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 28.4 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.5% 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