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

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	100% 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	84.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '20 at 01:22
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 659 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3067) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 116 Parallax 132 100% 123 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 111 Splatting 99.9 101% 127 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GB 50,765 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0MA031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 356 329 69 150 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 457 Write 407 Mixed 371 SusWrite 234 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 35.7 132% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 304 218% 276 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 303GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 341 387 394 401 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 403 Write 40.2 Mixed 367 SusWrite 337 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 21 69% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 33.8 DQ Mixed 32.5 55% 114 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 185GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 139 141 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 168 Write 136 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 141 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 641GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 30 31 30 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 16.7 Write 31.5 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 31.2 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.3 123% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 31.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

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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	2,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	698x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	575x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

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	351x
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	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	274x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	215x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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