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

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 27.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '23 at 12:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Memory 37.6 1-Core 21.5 2-Core 48.7 23% 35.9 Pts	4-Core 95.5 8-Core 146 15% 121 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$288 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86B0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.5% Very good	Lighting 81.6 Reflection 97 Parallax 0.2 66% 59.6 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 91 Splatting 81.4 78% 97.9 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2256G 256GB 4,105 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 4.9 1.2 61 236 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 372 Write 137 Mixed 279 SusWrite 96.2 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 17.8 62% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 34.1 DQ Mixed 166 108% 131 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 60GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 71 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47% Average	Read 94.4 Write 87.5 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 69.4 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 88%
Toshiba External USB HDD 500GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 6GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 37 39 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 33 Write 33.7 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 37.6 45% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 44% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESC.M16FE 1x16GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 12.5 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 7.7 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 214 19% 214 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 60%

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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: 0P 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%	22	194	50	120	24"	1280 720	AOC246A 2460G4

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,799x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,462x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,083x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	769x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	597x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	589x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	583x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	410x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	369x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	315x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $54Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	264x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $29	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