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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '23 at 01:43
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 803 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 121 Parallax 109 89% 113 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 91.7 Splatting 88.2 83% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,636 Write 1,346 Mixed 715 272% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 30.1 101% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 576 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 179 172% 285 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 155GB free Firmware: 415020RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 428 Write 365 Mixed 325 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 28.8 4K Mixed 23 81% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 152 132% 204 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 118%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 75GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 375 Write 268 Mixed 306 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 12.1 53% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 78.6 DQ Mixed 31.5 54% 109 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 651GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 130 Write 136 Mixed 79.1 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 250GB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 28GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 137 Write 52.5 Mixed 71.3 96% 87 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.6 87% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 105%

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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	2,759x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,071x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $830

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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