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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 15 '22 at 18:11
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 978 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,448 90% 1,448 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.3 Reflection 97.7 Parallax 88.8 80% 94.9 fps	Gravity 90.9 Splatting 77 73% 83.9 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,037 Write 901 Mixed 985 217% 974 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 60.2 190% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 290 313% 527 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 55GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,760 Write 2,089 Mixed 1,623 408% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.8 224% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 896 667% 892 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 374%
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 101GB free Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 408 396 87 124 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 476 Write 392 Mixed 331 SusWrite 256 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 20.6 112% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 26.9 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 457GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 153 159 159 164 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 99.7 Write 107 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 159 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 30.1 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 125%

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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 $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