MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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	97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 16:51
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 (43^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1,198 108% 907 Pts	64-Core 2,123 131% 2,123 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 205 Parallax 196 180% 207 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 152 Splatting 135 128% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 267 179 171 164 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 358 SusWrite 211 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 50.6 155% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 124%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$113 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 591GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2302 2417 1777 1403 1264 1066 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,605 Write 2,412 Mixed 2051 SusWrite 1,705 493% 2,193 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 78.3 264% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 1,033 782% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 595%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 268 264 281 270 245 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: 73 84 84 88 82 75 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 81.1 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.3% 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: 52 59 57 62 57 55 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	27% Poor	Read 57.7 Write 51.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 56.9 70% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27% 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)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.1 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.7% 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	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	727x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	669x
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 $95Bench 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	216x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	110x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16