MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	258% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 05:58
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 172 2-Core 325 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 672 8-Core 1,325 118% 999 Pts	64-Core 2297 142% 2297 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 162 Parallax 158 136% 163 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 142 Splatting 104 111% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 311 311 311 313 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,440 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 486 312% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 80.3 274% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1,000 761% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Liteon CA3-8D512 512GB 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 477GB free Firmware: C490903 SusWrite @10s intervals: 884 506 509 508 506 505 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,849 Write 1,926 Mixed 1,428 SusWrite 570 323% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.4 249% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,120 DQ Mixed 972 804% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 460GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 483 478 479 477 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 411 SusWrite 470 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 57 190% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 175 175 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 175 Mixed 105 SusWrite 174 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 127 127 128 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 146 Write 147 Mixed 94 SusWrite 126 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 96%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 2,761 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 102GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 12 34 37 38 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 130 Write 72.4 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 36.3 97% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.6 146% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 30.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	722x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	250x
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	109x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,574

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16