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

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	321% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 15:05
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 920 94% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,574 97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.9% Very good	Lighting 91.3 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 76.3 74% 83.1 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 74.5 Splatting 74.1 70% 87.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 725GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1618 1618 1626 1638 1532 1425 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,382 Write 2,246 Mixed 1,761 SusWrite 1,576 447% 1,991 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 78.5 260% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1,072 806% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 842GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 504 504 504 504 505 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 114%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,760x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,072x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	310x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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