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

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.4% 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	223% 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 (13%). 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	26.6 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 21:27
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$403 354,223 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 (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,044 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,663 103% 1,663 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 112 96% 113 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 87.2 Splatting 94.9 86% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB421D57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 933 753 790 933 909 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,494 Write 939 Mixed 1154 SusWrite 872 301% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 45.5 149% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 216 236% 422 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 309%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 155 154 153 152 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 487 Write 432 Mixed 408 SusWrite 185 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 43.4 145% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 215 165% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 115%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 87GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 368 286 383 416 401 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 439 Mixed 372 SusWrite 377 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 36.4 125% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 184 149% 219 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 121%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 744GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 422 419 414 416 401 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 430 Mixed 371 SusWrite 414 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 37.7 126% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 168 140% 211 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 212 213 212 210 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 171 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 209 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 130% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Corsair VoyagerGT 16GB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 1a90 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.1 9.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	8.6% Terrible	Read 30.9 Write 7.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 9.6 13% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.6% 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 41.6 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 34.5 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 49.4 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 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	297	216	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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,265x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,820x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	580x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	536x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	547x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	311x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	276x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16