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

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.8% 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	165% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 05:25
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 484 50% 401 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 91%

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: 456.71 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 115 Parallax 130 92% 119 fps	MRender 153 Gravity 107 Splatting 95.8 94% 118 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 256GB 6,098 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 867 345 230 282 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,583 Write 905 Mixed 793 SusWrite 453 207% 933 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.5 167% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 458 369% 506 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 241%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 235GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 412 415 438 449 438 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 437 Mixed 397 SusWrite 422 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 47.2 160% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 131%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 111GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 93 94 86 91 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54% Above average	Read 268 Write 112 Mixed 149 SusWrite 91.7 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 29.4 108% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 87.7 70% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 162 166 166 165 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 148 Write 132 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 164 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 196 197 199 198 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 76 SusWrite 194 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 47% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 16 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 93%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,248x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,815x
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	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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	289x
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: $1,136

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