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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	400% 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 09:58
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$459 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1212 108% 912 Pts	64-Core 1,698 105% 1,698 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2043 2047 2049 2035 1999 2013 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	400% Outstanding	Read 2,818 Write 1,973 Mixed 1,295 SusWrite 2031 453% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 91.9 328% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,465 DQ Write 1,360 DQ Mixed 1408 1,058% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 400% Great: 393%
OCZ VERTEX2 55GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 102GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 59 60 59 60 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	Read 352 Write 69.5 Mixed 109 SusWrite 60 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 29.8 116% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 92.3 70% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 222GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 204 206 204 205 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 353 Write 288 Mixed 277 SusWrite 209 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 44.1 178% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 248 189% 256 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 85%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 223GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 482 484 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 286 SusWrite 483 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 43.8 174% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 164 172% 284 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 232GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 72 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 86.2 Write 83 Mixed 62 SusWrite 73.3 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 252GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 50 52 52 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 76.5 Write 64.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 51.2 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,249x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,815x
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	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
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	289x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,156

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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