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

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	146% 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	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 (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180903
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,070 101% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,628 101% 1,628 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 60.4 54% 65.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 68.9 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Visiontek 250GB 250GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 129% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.3.21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 976 646 203 205 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 830 Write 969 Mixed 672 SusWrite 531 169% 751 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 53.5 198% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 52.8 153% 308 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 146%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 387GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1238 1270 1329 1410 1412 1411 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 1,440 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 1,345 302% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 78.6 271% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 186 280% 506 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 295%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 20GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 95 96 100 101 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 161 Write 124 Mixed 150 SusWrite 98.9 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 30.8 127% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.6 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 28.9 30% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 61%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 40GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 61 62 61 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 60.6 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 140 141 140 142 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 174 Write 150 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 140 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 538GB free Firmware: 0511 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 94 96 96 97 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 79 Write 70 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 93.6 48% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.5 234% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 647GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 87 89 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 61.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 87 93% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 29.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,770x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,442x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,074x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	764x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	591x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	582x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	578x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	437x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	312x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	262x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16