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

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	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 (72%). 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	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 06:23
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 79.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 808 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 31.9 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 30.8 26% 32.7 fps	MRender 52.7 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 39.5 36% 44.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 1046 1060 1063 1025 1009 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,686 Write 1,380 Mixed 1344 SusWrite 1,050 306% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 48.8 168% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 1,159 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 884 649% 867 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 372%
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 686GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1604 1315 1279 1281 1285 1262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,676 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 1,338 332% 1,467 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49 168% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,013 DQ Mixed 1,189 881% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 334%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 417GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 388 378 391 383 362 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 325 Write 395 Mixed 345 SusWrite 374 82% 360 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 32.6 115% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 91 93 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 152 Write 156 Mixed 93.1 SusWrite 91.6 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%

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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 $269	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 $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