MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.7% 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	351% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '21 at 07:09
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,193 104% 887 Pts	64-Core 1,674 104% 1,674 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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 (97^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 99.5 60% 79.4 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 49.6 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 815GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2337 2242 1499 1505 1510 1505 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2590 Write 2,426 Mixed 1,918 SusWrite 1,766 488% 2,175 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.3 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1222 DQ Write 961 DQ Mixed 1,108 824% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$68 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 255GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 473 473 473 441 342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 455 SusWrite 443 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 58.1 192% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 130%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 319GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 428 427 429 428 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,545 Write 1,743 Mixed 1,329 SusWrite 512 288% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.4 250% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 990 779% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 972GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 215 215 216 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 124 Write 154 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 213 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 106%
WD Passport X 25BD 2TB 642 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID 25bd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 100 122% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 43.3% 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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.8% 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	1,442x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	768x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	731x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	672x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	524x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	299x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	385x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	252x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	217x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	157x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	152x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	111x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $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