MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	101% 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 21:27
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 318 101% 188 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,268 107% 920 Pts	64-Core 2,128 132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 215 Parallax 207 190% 219 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 159 Splatting 141 133% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 167 157 149 142 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 397 SusWrite 183 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 52 172% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$115 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 498GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2489 2492 2494 1440 1156 1207 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,642 Write 2,498 Mixed 2,291 SusWrite 1,880 524% 2,328 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.1 261% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 1,015 758% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 595%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 312 306 312 314 314 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: 112 113 108 109 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 110 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.2% 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 81%

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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	1,436x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	768x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	730x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	670x
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 $75Bench 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 $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	110x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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