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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	313% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 09:38
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 1,101 97% 825 Pts	64-Core 1911 118% 1911 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 2054 2058 2045 2027 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 1689 Write 2,143 Mixed 1,821 SusWrite 1,837 424% 1,873 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 82.4 276% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 1,056 795% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 365%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3100TNTD 1TB 8,556 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 364GB free Firmware: EDFM60.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1746 713 491 488 495 499 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,043 Write 1,749 Mixed 1,197 SusWrite 738 268% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 70.3 246% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 916 DQ Mixed 1,129 823% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 250%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 73.3 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 104 108 107 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 106 Write 97.4 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 106 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 73%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 487GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 109 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 48.5 Write 66.6 Mixed 40.9 SusWrite 109 48% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 577GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 175 175 169 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 109 Write 142 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 164 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.6 214% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 970GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 133 134 134 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 155 157 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 104 SusWrite 155 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 464% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 126%

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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 $449Bench 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