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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 20:45
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 156 2-Core 286 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,210 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 2,038 126% 2,038 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 151 269 298 362 263 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.4% Above average	Read 135 Write 85.1 Mixed 128 SusWrite 283 36% 158 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 21.1 66% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 124%
Toshiba THNSNH128GCST 128GB 1,729 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 83GB free Firmware: HTGAN102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 443 442 444 446 441 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 141 Write 116 Mixed 132 SusWrite 442 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 38.8 119% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 308 237% 321 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 352GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 169 169 169 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 91.7 Write 146 Mixed 66 SusWrite 168 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB 9,947 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.6% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $40	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