MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,178 108% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,780 110% 1,780 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	138% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 179 Parallax 181 162% 186 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 143 Splatting 127 120% 150 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,500 Write 1,668 Mixed 1,219 327% 1,462 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.2 218% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 1,052 783% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 189 190 191 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 209 Write 189 Mixed 108 SusWrite 191 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.8 12% 4.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 23%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 146 146 146 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 161 Write 133 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 145 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 856 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 137%

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

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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	1,431x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	716x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	664x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 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	214x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	156x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	151x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,590

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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