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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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 (13%). 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	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 01:38
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 678 82% 628 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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 (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.3% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 88.8 Parallax 85.6 77% 89.8 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 72.4 66% 81.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 771GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 961 921 971 1006 991 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,677 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,372 SusWrite 1,033 352% 1,562 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 49.3 163% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 555 435% 611 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 286%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 115GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 308 64 86 46 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 493 Write 412 Mixed 357 SusWrite 166 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 18.6 91% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 29.4 81% 166 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 248GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 101 104 105 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 107 Write 47.8 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 104 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.6% 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 below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 26.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25.8 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,811x
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	533x
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	288x
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 $273	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