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

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	79.6% 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	126% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (39%). 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 (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	36 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 18:17
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 61.7 1-Core 50.9 2-Core 96.9 43% 69.8 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 187 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.6% Very good	Lighting 99.3 Reflection 99.2 Parallax 99.1 81% 99.2 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 94.2 Splatting 79.1 77% 96.6 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 512GB 9,167 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 254 9.6 127 186 200 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 1,566 Write 877 Mixed 932 SusWrite 216 198% 898 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 36.1 120% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 259 201% 277 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 204 215 217 217 219 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 57.8 Write 118 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 213 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 8502 3200 C16 Series 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 8502 3200 C16 Series 48GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 18.6 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 123 33% 123 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 95%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,757x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	758x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $837

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) $35	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