MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 226% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	202% 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	210% 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	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 308 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,146 106% 882 Pts	64-Core 2,117 131% 2,117 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 392 Parallax 333 242% 341 fps	MRender 336 Gravity 243 Splatting 179 198% 252 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 749 433 396 412 380 376 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,874 Write 1,616 Mixed 745 SusWrite 458 260% 1,173 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.8 207% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,129 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 907 701% 962 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 254%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB 1,412 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 150GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 225 201 189 179 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 476 Mixed 351 SusWrite 220 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 48.2 168% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 253 210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 325GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 487 485 486 486 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 464 SusWrite 486 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 54.7 183% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 529GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 195 194 193 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 163 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 195 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 30.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 131%

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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	1,433x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	718x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,305

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 $178	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) $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