MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 226% UFO


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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	294% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	44.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 02:53
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 321 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,217 110% 924 Pts	64-Core 1,792 111% 1,792 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 326 Reflection 299 Parallax 332 266% 319 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 263 Splatting 190 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1836 1058 815 817 810 818 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 2,167 Mixed 1,790 SusWrite 1,026 424% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 82 272% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 950 707% 950 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 355%
Transcend TS1TSSD220Q 1TB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 284GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 433 428 66 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 404 Mixed 390 SusWrite 240 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 26.5 129% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 42.3 78% 149 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 479 390 294 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 459 SusWrite 373 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 58.1 193% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 153 127 155 159 158 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 80.9 Write 124 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 149 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 148 169 170 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 122 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 166 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 48GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 18.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 108%

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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 $200Bench 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: $1,554

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	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