MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D89)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	717% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7D89
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D89) (all builds)
Memory	50.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '23 at 12:43
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$489 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 70.1 1-Core 220 2-Core 446 124% 245 Pts	4-Core 804 8-Core 1,409 134% 1,107 Pts	64-Core 2,170 134% 2,170 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 135%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 96GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 46 46 44 36 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	741% Outstanding	Read 7,315 Write 73 Mixed 142 SusWrite 43 394% 1,893 MB/s	4K Read 1,104 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 8.2 1,686% 372 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 741% Great: 431%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 23 28 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	717% Outstanding	Read 7,634 Write 42.9 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 22.8 405% 1,950 MB/s	4K Read 1,018 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 7.5 1,554% 343 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 717% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 238 230 205 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 403 Write 434 Mixed 366 SusWrite 229 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 41.1 140% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 134%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 146 145 149 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 91.3 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 146 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 8 7.6 5.5 6.5 9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6800J3445G164x16GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 49.4 MC Write 52.9 MC Mixed 47.8 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 225%

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Gaming 453%

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D89)

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,003x
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	355x
Core i9-13900KFIntel $449Bench 129%, 16,914 samples	192x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	861x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	303x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	186x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	303x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	184x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	132x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	114x
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	96x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $2,459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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