MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	183% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	12.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 23:52
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1012 99% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,265 78% 1,265 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 143 Parallax 128 101% 131 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 132 Splatting 121 101% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 502GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 968 549 721 803 775 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 1,765 Mixed 866 SusWrite 809 223% 974 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 59.8 210% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,145 852% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 287%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 309GB free Firmware: X41000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 308 304 286 288 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 482 Mixed 346 SusWrite 314 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 48.3 169% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 251 207% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 60GB free Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 124 112 116 118 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 435 Mixed 549 SusWrite 168 109% 493 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.9 164% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 438 DQ Mixed 325 265% 374 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 199 199 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 171 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 197 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28.1 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 121%

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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 $910Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,590

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 $45	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