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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 886 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1626 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,968 Write 9122 Mixed 9,083 2,027% 9,058 MB/s	4K Read 622 4K Write 337 4K Mixed 415 1,652% 458 MB/s	DQ Read 1,732 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,294 1,024% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 98GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 388 394 398 396 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 413 Mixed 229 SusWrite 397 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 48.5 163% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 286 231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 108 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 9.2 Write 108 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 106 56% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 223% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 24.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 99%

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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	1,810x
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	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,118

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 $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 $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