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

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 15:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 982 91% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,438 89% 1,438 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 94.3 Parallax 96.5 83% 97.4 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 80 78% 98 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,191 Write 1,320 Mixed 1,090 268% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 61.1 214% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 970 727% 977 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 89GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 73 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 457 Write 344 Mixed 357 SusWrite 107 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 19.4 102% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 32.8 77% 155 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 90GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 87 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 146 Write 110 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 88.6 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,250x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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	289x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16