MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,040 98% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,553 96% 1,553 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.4 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 50% 54.9 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 316 315 305 301 303 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 479 Mixed 465 SusWrite 319 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 53.5 181% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 283 221% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 428GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 158 158 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 110 SusWrite 157 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.6 326% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 113%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 465GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 172 184 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 183 Mixed 116 SusWrite 181 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.6 338% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 21.2 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 19.9 33% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3 186% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 38%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 173 194 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 177 Write 186 Mixed 117 SusWrite 187 226% 167 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 222% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 117%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,776x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,447x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,076x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	591x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	584x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	578x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	437x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	367x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	312x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	262x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16