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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88% 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	222% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (60%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 17:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 58 1-Core 120 2-Core 250 75% 143 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 782 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 1527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.92 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 109 Parallax 115 91% 112 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 78.9 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 322 285 278 277 269 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 2,187 Write 1,408 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 345 282% 1,275 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 68.9 226% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 956 DQ Mixed 914 700% 948 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 280%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 92GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 125 93 21 38 67 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 362 Write 129 Mixed 300 SusWrite 120 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 36.9 140% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 200 172% 253 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 91%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 469GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 123 149 143 143 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 47.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 139 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 43% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 13,671 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 9.5 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 103%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,813x
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	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

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	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: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

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 $179	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