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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 00:47
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 722 84% 652 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 735GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1490 1039 1043 1044 1018 1052 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,872 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 1,114 382% 1,695 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 34.4 161% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 535 DQ Mixed 514 368% 463 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 286%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 126GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 304 78 87 46 70 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 507 Write 432 Mixed 390 SusWrite 169 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 19.8 102% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 29 78% 158 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 187GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 95.8 Mixed 63 SusWrite 103 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 70%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 585GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 29.5 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 35.4 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 26.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,812x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	533x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,116

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 $177	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