MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	231% 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	13 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '23 at 18:19
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 75.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 273 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 632 67% 537 Pts	64-Core 1,148 71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 109 128% 120 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 104 Splatting 65 75% 95.1 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 990 2TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 378% 907GB free (System drive) Firmware: JXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1602 1592 1507 1255 1279 1240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 1,936 Mixed 1761 SusWrite 1,412 369% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 57.5 185% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 741 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 712 528% 699 MB/s
Poor: 231% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 582%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 159 159 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 144 Write 136 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 158 30% 131 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 1.1 21% 6.97 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 13.3 DQ Mixed 0.8 2% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 213 214 213 214 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 510GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 92 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 104 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 92.3 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	63	47	144	27"	2560 1440	VTK0270 VIOTEK GN27DB

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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	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	724x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	667x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	296x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	383x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	251x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	216x

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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	110x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16