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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	120% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221020
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 18:54
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$85 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 157 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 322 39% 299 Pts	64-Core 324 20% 324 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$275 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 154 Parallax 155 128% 155 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 133 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,156 Write 1,894 Mixed 1,268 393% 1773 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 46.2 147% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 551 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 487 361% 479 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$147 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 100GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,306 Write 2,113 Mixed 1,461 436% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 61.6 196% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 546 418% 572 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$59 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 104%

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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%	0	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	HPN354A HP 27f

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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) - $155

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $223Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,327x
Core i9-9900KIntel $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,870x
Core i5-9600KIntel $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	707x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	602x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	552x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	477x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	560x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	360x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	319x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	294x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	224x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342