MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 10:15
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 778 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 141 Parallax 141 116% 141 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 124 Splatting 110 107% 134 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM52.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 231 168 229 152 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 1,252 Write 1,874 Mixed 648 SusWrite 221 224% 999 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 63.5 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 134 88% 101 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 302%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 357GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 130 129 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 147 Write 120 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 130 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 2R 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
10%	67%	3	192	12	165	27"	2560 1417	VSC3C3A XG270Q

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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 $76Bench 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: $1,559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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