MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 112%, 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	216% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 08:00
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 172 2-Core 342 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1314 118% 996 Pts	64-Core 2,327 144% 2,327 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 201 Parallax 184 157% 193 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 188 Splatting 125 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 836 871 873 873 878 878 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,459 Write 888 Mixed 686 SusWrite 868 217% 975 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.1 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 715 585% 829 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 215%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR1TB 1TB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 523GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 347 243 80 154 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 515 Write 460 Mixed 421 SusWrite 199 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 29.2 133% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 43 89% 174 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 102%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 153GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 215 218 214 214 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 491 Mixed 364 SusWrite 227 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 49.7 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 264 222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 87GB free Firmware: CC1F SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 82 84 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 69.5 Write 73 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 83.6 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 66%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 196 200 193 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 7GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 47 Write 56.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 65.1 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 7.9 9.5 8.5 8.8 8.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 11.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 7.9 17% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3 217% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x8GB 10,274 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 28.9 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 34.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 46.1 87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%

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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	1,432x
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