MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	185% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C73
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200521
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 07:54
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 988 96% 786 Pts	64-Core 1,528 95% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 93.3 Reflection 94.5 Parallax 86.1 76% 91.3 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 87.9 Splatting 75.1 69% 86.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 534GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 445 463 473 468 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 473 Mixed 438 SusWrite 434 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.3 210% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 264 223% 326 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Pcie SSD 512GB 20,736 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 399 429 391 394 415 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 2,210 Mixed 847 SusWrite 489 285% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 45.3 221% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 711 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 580 449% 616 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 267%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 6.5TB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 214 217 217 217 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 28.7 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%

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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	1,430x
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 $65Bench 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) $34	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