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

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	305% 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	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 16:51
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 908 80% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 47.3 62% 66 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 72.3 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 693GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1509 1456 1472 1490 1470 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,514 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,827 SusWrite 1,455 454% 2,024 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 80.3 263% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 604 DQ Mixed 782 576% 764 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 896GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 179 181 182 182 183 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 136 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 179 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 170 172 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 132 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 169 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 97%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 32GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 29GB free, PID b049 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 0.3 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 20.6 16% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.5 95% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 6,011 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 21.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 113%

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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