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

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 07:28
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 914 84% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,519 94% 1,519 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.9% Below average	Lighting 9.93 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 7.81 8% 9.67 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 113 Splatting 92.7 93% 117 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,742 Write 1,557 Mixed 1,200 334% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 44.8 153% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 82 58% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 29GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 335 383 328 314 318 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 364 Write 366 Mixed 277 SusWrite 332 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 22.8 78% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 41.6 38% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 25GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 341 394 339 319 313 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 423 Write 215 Mixed 328 SusWrite 336 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 22.7 79% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 40.5 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 50.4 45% 65.1 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 48GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 163 172 155 150 144 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 140 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 151 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 7GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 66 63 64 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 49.7 Write 54.3 Mixed 35 SusWrite 59.4 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 73%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 9GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 41 42 41 41 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 40.5 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 39.7 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 20%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 24GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 37 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 36.8 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 16.2 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 107%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,757x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,069x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	758x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	406x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	308x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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