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

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, 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	230% 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 (19%). 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	12.9 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	Mar 09 '19 at 01:38
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 918 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 419.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 196 Parallax 176 145% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 122 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 329 330 330 331 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 1,405 Mixed 923 SusWrite 446 240% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 77.1 287% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 1,479 DQ Mixed 1,000 818% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 798GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 439 442 437 437 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 435 SusWrite 430 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 54.7 179% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 303 243% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 360GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 454 362 308 305 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 471 Mixed 355 SusWrite 355 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 50.6 188% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 248 210% 307 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 816GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 439 438 440 436 388 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 455 Mixed 426 SusWrite 430 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.5 175% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 296 240% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 347GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 134 132 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 75 SusWrite 133 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,643 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,760x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,072x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	310x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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