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

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	287% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '23 at 23:05
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,093 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,090 67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 291 Parallax 312 243% 300 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 248 Splatting 164 197% 253 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 960 1012 1024 1060 1125 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,243 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 1,015 384% 1,714 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 74.9 242% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,480 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1289 979% 1,324 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 372%
Seagate OneTouch HDD 2TB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 40 40 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 37 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 37 26% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 66%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 74% 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: 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	71	59	165	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2W1G3-

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,761x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,434x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,074x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	579x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	577x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	433x
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	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	311x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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