MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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.
Boot Drive	334% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	48.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 21:02
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$399 354,223 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 93.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 298 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,122 102% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,642 102% 1,642 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 517GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2236 2173 1420 1352 1321 1322 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,379 Write 2,392 Mixed 1,390 SusWrite 1,637 438% 1,950 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 87.3 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 1,068 803% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 465 465 464 465 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 457 Mixed 382 SusWrite 465 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 48.6 163% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 287 234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 268GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 183GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 242 234 231 235 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 459 Mixed 360 SusWrite 236 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 39.2 130% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 275 225% 322 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$135 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 243 234 232 235 237 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 328 Write 460 Mixed 312 SusWrite 237 76% 334 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 42 159% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 270 222% 319 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 119%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$166 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 5.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 125 125 129 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 115 Write 67.8 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 126 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 324% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 110%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 1TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 884GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 45 45 47 48 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 137 Write 143 Mixed 94 SusWrite 47.1 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 293% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 76%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 776GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 45 45 47 48 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54% Above average	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 47.1 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.4 274% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 28 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 135%

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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	2,782x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,455x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,081x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	595x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	585x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	579x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	368x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	313x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	262x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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