MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 08:26
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,249 109% 930 Pts	64-Core 2,110 131% 2,110 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Lighting 94.1 Reflection 93 Parallax 86.7 77% 91.3 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 81.5 Splatting 74.6 72% 90.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 526GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 434 434 444 406 415 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 430 Mixed 403 SusWrite 426 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 42.3 136% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 262 195% 264 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 220GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 460 454 467 456 470 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 450 Mixed 438 SusWrite 460 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 45.6 147% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 275 198% 263 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
External USB3.0 DISK00 6TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 39.9 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 4.7 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 82%
External USB3.0 DISK01 6TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 39 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 34.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 37.5 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4Z3200C16 4x8GB 1,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.1 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 131%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (MS-7C73) Builds (Compare 4,539 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI - $349

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,430x
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	520x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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