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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	112% 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 AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 879 97% 764 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 256GB 10,211 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0922H1S SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 471 470 469 472 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 455 Mixed 394 SusWrite 471 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.2 163% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 236 192% 268 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 71GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 97 100 101 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 101 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 98.2 127% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 903GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 118 120 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 152 Write 116 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 119 152% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.8 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	351x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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