MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% 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	82.3% 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	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '21 at 04:33
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$249 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 below expectations (32^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 77.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 312 97% 182 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,195 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 1,965 122% 1,965 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97% 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: 461.40 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 190 Parallax 180 167% 192 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 143 Splatting 129 120% 150 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 141% 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: 323 139 135 133 136 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 482 Write 462 Mixed 389 SusWrite 165 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 48.1 160% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 40.4 DQ Write 95.1 DQ Mixed 55.6 46% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 124%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 498GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2250 2276 2269 1430 1165 1150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 2237 Mixed 2091 SusWrite 1,757 478% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 70.8 242% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 64.6 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 84.7 73% 103 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 595%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 311 314 314 315 314 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: 110 114 113 110 109 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 112 Write 97.1 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 111 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 88%

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 below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.4% 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	1,442x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	769x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	733x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	673x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	525x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	299x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	386x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	252x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	218x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	111x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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