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

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.8% 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	305% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 03:41
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 326 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 938 99% 795 Pts	64-Core 955 59% 955 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 122 Parallax 122 106% 125 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 663 663 661 661 636 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,486 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,633 SusWrite 705 402% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 87.1 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,729 DQ Write 1,568 DQ Mixed 1,637 1,231% 1,645 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 491 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 474 Mixed 420 SusWrite 490 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64.7 229% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 317GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 491 492 492 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 420 SusWrite 490 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51.5 186% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.3 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,242x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,806x
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	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	351x
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	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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