MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.47% 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	279% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 06:52
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$270 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 184 2-Core 367 114% 214 Pts	4-Core 733 8-Core 1,463 130% 1,098 Pts	64-Core 1,841 114% 1,841 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 7C73) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.47% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 11.4 7% 11.8 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 9.6 Splatting 9.4 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.47% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 1419 1424 1419 1432 1421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1136 Write 1,375 Mixed 1175 SusWrite 1,418 289% 1,276 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 86.6 330% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 884 711% 978 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 299%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 461GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2210 2209 439 262 295 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,788 Write 2,247 Mixed 1920 SusWrite 955 390% 1,728 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 94.8 326% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,663 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 1,523 1,143% 1,528 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 210 205 215 211 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 168 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 210 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 896GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 173 173 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 161 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 172 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 109%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 1,640 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 15 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 156 Write 44.3 Mixed 14.9 SusWrite 15 56% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.8 152% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 38.4 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 36.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%

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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	9	7	170	26.9"	1280 720	GBT270D M27Q

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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	1,432x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	767x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	717x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	665x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	521x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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	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: $1,587

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