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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180903
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 04:43
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 1,032 92% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 169 Parallax 172 140% 171 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 149 Splatting 119 119% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 755 Write 633 Mixed 537 143% 642 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 49.9 198% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 630 DQ Mixed 750 582% 809 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 691GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 160 163 165 166 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 42.2 Write 63.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 158 53% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 20.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 117%

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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	1,811x
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	533x
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	288x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
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