MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	274% 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	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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 16:28
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 284 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1083 97% 820 Pts	64-Core 1655 102% 1655 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 1009 994 1001 933 946 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,410 Write 1,441 Mixed 1,523 SusWrite 1,029 356% 1,601 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 72.3 238% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 583 527% 806 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 322GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 342 339 342 339 333 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 360 Write 320 Mixed 186 SusWrite 339 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 28.8 120% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 67.4 98% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 89%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 96 96 96 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 72.4 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 96 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 97%
Samsung HM400JI 400GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 331GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79.7 Write 37 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 79.1 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 4x8GB 438 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 33.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (MS-7C73) Builds (Compare 4,547 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,433x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	382x
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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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