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

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	245% 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '20 at 19:44
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$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 above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,199 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,663 103% 1,663 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 153 Parallax 151 125% 153 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 138 Splatting 99.3 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% 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% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 455 403 402 403 402 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,784 Write 2,210 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 568 327% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 86.8 282% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,172 876% 1,153 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 909GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 488 483 487 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 434 Mixed 382 SusWrite 487 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 65 217% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 477GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 488 483 487 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 359 Mixed 378 SusWrite 487 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 51.3 180% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 211 211 213 212 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 158 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 212 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 218 220 219 218 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 104%

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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	2,430x
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 $76Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $818

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