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

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	544% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	41.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '21 at 06:07
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 958 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,398 86% 1,398 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 29.20.100.9263 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 9.2 5% 16.9 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 8.1 Splatting 12.4 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDKE020T7 2TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 973GB free (System drive) Firmware: QDV101D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 40 10 38 22 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	544% Outstanding	Read 6,217 Write 61.3 Mixed 116 SusWrite 21.9 333% 1,604 MB/s	4K Read 727 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 6.9 1,113% 246 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 544% Great: 244%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 234GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 17 50 22 24 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	572% Outstanding	Read 5,544 Write 49.8 Mixed 115 SusWrite 26.5 298% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 863 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 7.1 1,318% 291 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 572% Great: 282%
Intel SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 374GB free Firmware: 005C SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 0.7 0.8 0.1 15 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	547% Outstanding	Read 5695 Write 61.1 Mixed 108 SusWrite 10.9 305% 1,469 MB/s	4K Read 791 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 5.9 1,208% 267 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 547% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 105 14 7.5 15 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 89.3 Write 101 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 55.6 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 214% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 90%
INTEL SS DSC2BW240A4 240GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 111GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 112 15 7.2 22 77 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	129% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 209 Mixed 201 SusWrite 71.2 230% 176 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 19 1,564% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.6 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 23.7 2,164% 27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 156%
SANDISK SDDR-489 64GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 17GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 90.9 Write 62.3 Mixed 62.1 87% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 3.4 263% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 6,447 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 28.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 136%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,279x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,828x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	703x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	586x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	552x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	313x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,119

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16