MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	168% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 10:38
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,060 100% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,723 107% 1,723 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 371E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 203 Parallax 242 186% 224 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 226 Splatting 169 181% 229 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,692 Write 1,629 Mixed 1,229 338% 1,517 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 79 271% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 314 416% 748 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 204 203 220 216 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 168 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 210 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25AF 2TB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 173GB free, PID 25af Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 57 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 61 Write 65.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 56.1 78% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 25.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 111%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	720x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	383x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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 $116Bench 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: $1,576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16