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

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '24 at 16:42
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$253 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 865 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 867 54% 867 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 141 Parallax 144 123% 146 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 125 Splatting 117 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 339 332 326 319 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 429 Mixed 402 SusWrite 322 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 43.5 145% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 355 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 155GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 401 429 430 433 424 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 438 Mixed 422 SusWrite 404 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 45.2 146% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 678GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 1678 1681 1671 1644 1619 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 1,951 Mixed 1,999 SusWrite 1,665 435% 1,932 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 66.1 214% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,016 771% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 160 157 154 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 133 Write 150 Mixed 68 SusWrite 159 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 90%
SanDisk USB Flash Drive 32GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 557e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 57.3 Write 14 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 3.3 23% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 52% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.1 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 119%

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

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

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Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	48	12	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,779x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,451x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,078x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	765x
RTX 2080Nvidia $385Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	593x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	585x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	579x
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	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	367x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	312x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	262x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $829

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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