MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	185% 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	160% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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	115.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 23:14
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,156 102% 868 Pts	64-Core 2077 128% 2077 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 242 Parallax 298 222% 271 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 229 Splatting 139 173% 222 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 790GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0214B0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 1082 941 183 690 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 874 Mixed 319 SusWrite 591 182% 824 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 17.6 138% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 221 244% 431 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 310%
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB 7,052 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 200GB free Firmware: V9001c00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 797 903 939 598 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,818 Write 1,018 Mixed 894 SusWrite 743 248% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 58 224% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 719 DQ Mixed 478 369% 487 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 268%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 127 133 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 131 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 224% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%
Seagate ST8000DM004-2CX188 2TB 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 124 124 124 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 91.5 Write 103 Mixed 54 SusWrite 122 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 228% 1.4 MB/s

Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 73 88 62 59 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 11.2 Write 1.7 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 71.3 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.8 352% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT128GX4M4C3200C16 4x31.8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 148%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,435x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	768x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	729x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	670x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	297x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	384x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	252x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	217x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	110x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16