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

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	199% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '19 at 10:08
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 755 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.5% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 92.1 Parallax 89.8 82% 94.1 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 84.2 Splatting 73.5 69% 86 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 772GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 980 1008 1025 1007 793 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 2,226 Mixed 608 SusWrite 1,037 318% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 30.9 146% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 510 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 366 296% 420 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 286%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 115GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 180 69 45 70 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 501 Write 425 Mixed 386 SusWrite 140 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 17.2 96% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 29 75% 152 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 248GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 103 102 103 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 97 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 103 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 28.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 110%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,267x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,825x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	581x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	276x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16