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

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 18:04
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,133 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 336A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 150 Parallax 128 110% 138 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 119 121 122 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 487 Write 458 Mixed 163 SusWrite 117 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 28.2 128% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 139 129% 206 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 110%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 79GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,440 Write 2235 Mixed 1,723 474% 2,133 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 84.1 280% 98.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,720 DQ Write 1,465 DQ Mixed 1559 1,177% 1,581 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 908GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 91 90 97 96 90 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 33.8 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 89.9 45% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4G SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 186 179 185 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 145 Mixed 78 SusWrite 182 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	4.45% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 2.2 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.6 6% 6.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.45% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.3% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 110%

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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	2,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	698x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

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	351x
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	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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