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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 272 99% 175 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,207 108% 911 Pts	64-Core 1,625 101% 1,625 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 876 873 876 876 873 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2404 Mixed 1,818 SusWrite 891 431% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 89.3 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 977 DQ Mixed 1,108 827% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 2324 2182 1938 1559 1581 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 2,412 Mixed 1,968 SusWrite 1,985 503% 2,238 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 86.7 285% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,306 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,190 896% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 58GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 102 101 101 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 69 Mixed 69 SusWrite 101 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 91 93 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 73 Write 28 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 91.5 47% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 112%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 698GB free Firmware: AX002K SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 100 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 102 59% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V 1TB 2,427 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 406GB free Firmware: AX0K1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 87 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 85.8 Write 80.3 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 86.5 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 63%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 50 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 29 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 51.5 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,770x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,440x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,074x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	764x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	591x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	582x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	578x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	435x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16