MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	299% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180928
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,027 96% 800 Pts	64-Core 1579 98% 1579 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.6% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 107 Parallax 102 88% 106 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 77.3 80% 101 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1089 871 870 863 857 860 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2671 Write 2341 Mixed 1,883 SusWrite 902 436% 1,949 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 85.6 283% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,058 802% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 573GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 150 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 170 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 114 113 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 57 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 112 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 67%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 800e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	2.77% Terrible	Read 11.7 Write 4.7 Mixed 3 SusWrite 4.5 7% 5.97 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.77% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 22.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 27.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,758x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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