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

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '22 at 15:36
Run Duration	406 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 835 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 34.3 20% 30.7 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 20.8 18% 22.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 297 303 306 305 304 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1897 Write 1471 Mixed 1,108 SusWrite 477 276% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 80 269% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1054 DQ Mixed 1014 763% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 280%
Toshiba MD04ABA400V 4TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1T SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 165 163 169 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 159 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 165 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB 4,331 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 185GB free Firmware: ST2OA39A SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 89.9 Write 86.4 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 92.1 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$35 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 96 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 122 Write 104 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 96.3 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%
WD WD2500AVVS-61L2B0 250GB 2,518 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 210GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 58.4 36% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 8502 3200 C16 Series 8502 2666 C16 Series 8502 3200 C16 Series 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 25.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,791x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,460x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,083x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	768x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	596x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	588x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	409x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	369x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	315x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	263x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 $550	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