MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 156% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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	165% 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration	455 Seconds
Run User	USA-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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 960 97% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,325 82% 1,325 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5248 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 250 Parallax 248 182% 241 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 200 Splatting 165 164% 206 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 664 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 211 135 62 82 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 1,921 Mixed 1,370 SusWrite 209 274% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.5 220% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 147 248% 487 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 297%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB 8,393 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 97GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 129 168 150 112 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 486 487 487 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 452 SusWrite 480 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 56.9 186% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 486 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 456 SusWrite 486 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 56.7 185% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 8TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 53GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 85 80 82 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Sabrent Dual SATA Bridge 8TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 52GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 85 84 86 78 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 10TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 90GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 112 111 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 118%
Seagate Expansion Desk 10TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 90GB free Firmware: 9402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 114 114 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 118%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 90GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 118 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 214 Write 165 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 117 187% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.8 344% 4.23 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 368% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 104%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 90GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 203 Write 171 Mixed 101 SusWrite 0.3 143% 119 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 362% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 7.7 DQ Mixed 1 298% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 104%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 89GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 118 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 224 Write 180 Mixed 104 SusWrite 117 198% 156 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 1.1 396% 4.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 7.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 281% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 104%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 67GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 136 132 136 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 134 153% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 104%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 60GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.7 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 37.8 49% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 97 102 100 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 114 Write 120 Mixed 149 SusWrite 98.6 167% 120 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 1.4 354% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0%	0%	0	7	4	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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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	1,434x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	522x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	382x
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	215x

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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,282

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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