MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	348% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 07:20
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,161 106% 890 Pts	64-Core 1,672 104% 1,672 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 96.3 57% 77.2 fps	MRender 62.1 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 49.1 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 837GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2131 2165 1537 1503 1525 1519 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 2,235 Mixed 1890 SusWrite 1,730 474% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.7 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,096 815% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 971GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 192 194 194 194 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 178 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 189 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 106%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 499GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 215GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 95 94 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 115 Write 33 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 95.1 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 49%
WD Passport X 25BD 2TB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 893GB free, PID 25bd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 111 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 110 125% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVS 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVS 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 80%

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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	1,435x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	768x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	729x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $86Bench 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	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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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