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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 00:07
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 845 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 943 58% 943 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 671 241 11 234 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 250 Write 593 Mixed 224 SusWrite 293 77% 340 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 48 182% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 287 228% 318 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 153%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 209GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 171 187 116 101 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 428 Write 398 Mixed 313 SusWrite 173 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 37.5 135% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 110 135% 238 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 340GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 376 416 420 405 409 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 313 Mixed 385 SusWrite 382 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 34.7 139% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 353 238% 283 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16G 4M2C3000C15 16GB 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.8% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 15.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns

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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 105%

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

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,760x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,072x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	407x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	310x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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