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

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% 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	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 17:38
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 748 68% 568 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 69.4 58% 71.8 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 68.9 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 132 109 104 89 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 277 Write 130 Mixed 208 SusWrite 108 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 34.2 117% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 176 125% 158 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 85%
S3SSDC240 240GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 223GB free Firmware: H201210a SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 418 421 414 412 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 440 Mixed 396 SusWrite 394 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 42.6 156% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 244 187% 251 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.4 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 119%

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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 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) - $220

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,758x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	576x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	407x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

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