MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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.
Boot Drive	63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 13:53
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 99% 185 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,115 105% 873 Pts	64-Core 2,090 129% 2,090 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$455 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 215 Parallax 206 191% 219 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 158 Splatting 142 134% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 120 126 146 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63% Good	Read 342 Write 414 Mixed 212 SusWrite 126 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 25.6 82% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 124%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 591GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1261 1292 1351 1023 808 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,782 Write 1,120 Mixed 1894 SusWrite 1,163 334% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 20.6 107% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,165 874% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 595%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 187 193 200 154 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 231GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 82 84 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 95.7 Write 48.3 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 76.5 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 123GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 47 50 49 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 18.6 Write 22.9 Mixed 36 SusWrite 45.2 45% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.3 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65 2,716 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 81%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,439x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	768x
Core i9-10900KIntel $399Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	730x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	671x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	298x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	385x
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 $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	111x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,565

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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