MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	179% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	299% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1162 104% 880 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 288 Parallax 345 205% 295 fps	MRender 331 Gravity 251 Splatting 145 188% 243 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 839 845 841 839 844 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2407 Mixed 1,840 SusWrite 892 429% 1,917 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 89.2 300% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,134 849% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 809GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 484 484 484 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 444 SusWrite 484 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 55.2 182% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 711GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 485 484 484 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 467 SusWrite 484 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 53.1 176% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2368 2385 2383 1794 1468 1490 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2543 Write 2,410 Mixed 1,924 SusWrite 1,982 498% 2,215 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 89.5 307% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 1058 DQ Mixed 1,180 886% 1188 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 32.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 33.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%

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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 $1,306Bench 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	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: $1,305

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 $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