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

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	301% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 16:26
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 233 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 787 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 66 57% 70.1 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 57.9 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1233 814 817 815 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,497 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,662 SusWrite 1,009 415% 1,857 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 83.6 281% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 1,126 854% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 355%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 182GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 229 231 232 231 231 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 323 SusWrite 255 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 52.4 178% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 40 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 333 213% 233 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 180 179 178 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 83 Write 151 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 179 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 10GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 125 131 123 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 53.2 Write 88.2 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 123 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.7 325% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 114GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 105 105 105 103 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 79.9 Write 69.6 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 104 102% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free, PID 3343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 111 116 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 49.2 Write 76.8 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 115 108% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 181% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 72%
Seagate BUP Slim Mac SL 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 31GB free, PID ab06 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 88 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 92.2 Write 89.1 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 86.2 102% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,273x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,825x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	582x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	277x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16