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

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	185% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 20:56
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 992 89% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,465 91% 1,465 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 127 99% 99 fps	MRender 76.8 Gravity 112 Splatting 102 80% 97 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 651GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 824 885 924 916 927 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 2,047 Mixed 666 SusWrite 849 250% 1,100 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 48.6 175% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 943 729% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 492%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 690GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 87 159 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 184 Write 87.2 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 118 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 24.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 110%

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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: 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%	1	4	2	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F33 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $90Bench 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: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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