MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	202% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 306 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 847 89% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,423 88% 1,423 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3060 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 29.8 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 30.2 24% 30.9 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 31.6 30% 37 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 713GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 442 445 445 442 441 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 436 Mixed 399 SusWrite 440 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 50 163% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 563 562 561 559 564 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,329 Write 2,018 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 686 305% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.9 198% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 877 DQ Mixed 1,033 767% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 267%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 7TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 225 226 227 228 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 114%

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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 $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