MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	346% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,022 98% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,574 97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7C73) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 9.9 5% 8.73 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 14 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2362 2132 1313 1504 1505 1507 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 2,410 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 1,720 477% 2,123 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 87 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1205 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,103 819% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 206 209 210 214 212 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID 6400 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 13 3.5 13 13 3.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 228 Write 102 Mixed 127 SusWrite 16.6 136% 118 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 6.3 424% 8.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVS 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVS 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 19.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 80%

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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	720x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	666x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	523x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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	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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,575

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 $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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16