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

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 152% UFO


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 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% 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	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 21:18
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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 i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,023 97% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,634 101% 1,634 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 196 Parallax 182 196% 206 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 179 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 773 770 763 804 754 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,013 Write 2,158 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 848 376% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 67.8 239% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,119 841% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 296%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 213GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 214 429 230 439 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 436 Mixed 346 SusWrite 365 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 41 142% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 209 176% 255 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 978GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 98 96 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 98.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 96.1 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 57 55 63 60 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 48.9 Write 8.5 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 53.5 24% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 22.1 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 96%

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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	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,813x
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 $95Bench 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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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