MSI Z490M-S01 (MS-7C99)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	282% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MEG Z490 Infinite X (MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z490M-S01 (MS-7C99) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 21:09
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 885 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,491 92% 1,491 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 168 Reflection 170 Parallax 172 137% 170 fps	Gravity 151 Splatting 126 121% 139 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 790GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1546 1711 1718 1718 1724 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,894 Write 2,206 Mixed 1877 SusWrite 1,616 429% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.8 214% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,135 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 875 670% 919 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 322%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 207 204 205 209 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 100%

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Workstation 176%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490M-S01 (MS-7C99)

CPU
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	363x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	91x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	13x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	111x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	96x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	88x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	163x
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 320%, 7,823 samples	71x
WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TBNvmeBench 234%, 1,015 samples	58x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 1,003 samples	135x
M378A2K43DB1-CVF 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 771 samples	101x
M378A4G43AB2-CVF 1x31GBSamsungBench 48%, 298 samples	27x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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