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

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 913 96% 769 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 197 Parallax 194 145% 190 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 125 115% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 306 309 310 308 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,478 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,050 SusWrite 454 299% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 94.9 325% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,497 DQ Mixed 1006 826% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 802GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 450 455 446 421 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 432 Mixed 421 SusWrite 420 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.7 182% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 304 240% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 360GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 465 356 309 299 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 353 SusWrite 343 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 54.8 200% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 251 211% 309 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 469 467 469 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 432 Mixed 417 SusWrite 469 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53 175% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 296 240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 347GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 133 135 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 124 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 133 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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	575x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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