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

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	176% 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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 05:37
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 624 69% 544 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 91%

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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 104 Parallax 118 89% 111 fps	MRender 154 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 88.4 89% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB 6,098 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 844 873 928 225 33 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,756 Write 946 Mixed 787 SusWrite 487 220% 994 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 48.5 169% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 443 364% 507 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 241%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 235GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 410 429 447 441 452 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 448 Mixed 409 SusWrite 430 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 47.6 164% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 131%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 111GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 74 92 82 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 288 Write 120 Mixed 175 SusWrite 87.1 37% 167 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 29.8 113% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 85.4 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 98.4 76% 101 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 174 173 174 173 175 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 102 Mixed 79 SusWrite 171 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 211 214 218 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 123 Write 120 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 211 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 93%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,275x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,826x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	583x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	277x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,133

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16