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

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	191% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 22:29
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 153 2-Core 296 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,174 104% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,182 73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.1% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.63 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 9.7 Splatting 0.1 5% 7.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.1% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 85 100 100 103 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 1,474 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 186 238% 1,068 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 76.9 272% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 274 348% 613 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 295%
Spcc Solid State Disk 2TB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: H201230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 465 435 453 461 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 458 Mixed 314 SusWrite 451 93% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 46.2 152% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 273 191% 240 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G M.2 2280 256GB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 180GB free Firmware: ABDA4105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 205 167 169 122 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 198 199 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 203 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 198 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.7 453% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 34.1 124% 43.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 33.1 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 45.9 87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 137%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,811x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	533x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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