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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	193% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	15.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 11:51
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$265 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 796 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2125 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.8 Reflection 9.7 Parallax 8.5 5% 8 fps	Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.15 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$37 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 282 288 280 280 282 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 1,354 Mixed 1,124 SusWrite 316 264% 1,192 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 63.3 203% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 730 540% 718 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$100 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 268GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 423 Write 86.9 Mixed 126 SusWrite 81.6 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 21.4 97% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 111 88% 125 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 121%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,597 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 758GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 37.9 Write 38.2 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 39.9 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 29 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ78CD BenQ GW2255

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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 $289Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,536x
Core i9-9900KIntel $460Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,240x
Core i5-9600KIntel $180Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	987x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	701x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	546x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $77Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	541x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	410x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $31Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	377x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	336x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	282x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	242x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,018

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16