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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	158% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 298 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 851 82% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,625 101% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% MSI(1462 3680) CLim: 1663 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 93 Parallax 167 91% 124 fps	Gravity 127 Splatting 132 115% 130 fps
Poor: 77% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$39 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 141 136 137 137 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,063 Write 483 Mixed 479 SusWrite 147 119% 543 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 91.8 308% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 407 DQ Write 38.8 DQ Mixed 237 169% 228 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 165%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 113GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 485 372 278 286 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 448 SusWrite 363 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.9 193% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 128%
Innostor Ext. HDD 750GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 602GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 106 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 111 129% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 21.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,265x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,821x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	580x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	536x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	547x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	276x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16