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

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.2% 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	245% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 20:43
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 238 95% 165 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 909 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,604 99% 1,604 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 109 Parallax 113 97% 113 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 88.8 Splatting 93.5 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 1106 699 925 1086 999 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,601 Write 1,164 Mixed 1,249 SusWrite 982 332% 1,499 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 53.2 172% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 176 237% 461 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 309%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 152 149 146 148 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 499 Write 448 Mixed 419 SusWrite 183 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 46.3 148% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 192 154% 224 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 115%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 87GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 379 340 345 422 437 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 352 SusWrite 393 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 37.9 126% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 164 138% 208 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 121%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 744GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 449 450 456 453 438 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 461 Mixed 369 SusWrite 449 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 46.1 4K Mixed 38.6 129% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 80 DQ Mixed 161 135% 205 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 206 208 202 198 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 133 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 204 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Corsair VoyagerGT 16GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 1a90 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.2 8.6 9.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	8.66% Terrible	Read 31.4 Write 7.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 9.3 13% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.66% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 34.4 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 29.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	109	4	60	7.2"	1920 1080	SAM0579 SyncMaster

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,286x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,833x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	704x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	588x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	542x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	465x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	357x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	313x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	291x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	279x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,110

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16