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

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.9% 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	115% 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	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 AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 01:25
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 773 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.9% Above average	Lighting 76.2 Reflection 77.6 Parallax 81.9 62% 78.6 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 72 Splatting 58.9 53% 64.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 893GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 478 476 485 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 465 Mixed 375 SusWrite 478 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 46.9 162% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 475 476 484 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 373 SusWrite 477 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 46.2 160% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 179 181 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 168 Mixed 97.9 SusWrite 179 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 167 169 170 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 94.4 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 168 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4133 C19 Series 2x8GB 3,233 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 135%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,275x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,825x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	582x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	277x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16