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 above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 20:39
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 154 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 1208 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,213 75% 1,213 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 40 43 89 39 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 416 Write 123 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 52.7 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 33 118% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 79.2 80% 137 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 92%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 177GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 454 454 128 7.2 7.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 454 Mixed 409 SusWrite 239 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 31.6 145% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 35 94% 196 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 265GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 428 423 423 426 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 473 Mixed 399 SusWrite 420 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52.9 187% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 286 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 115%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 642GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 42.5 Write 41.7 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 42.5 53% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 029E CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 32GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,643 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,760x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,072x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	310x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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