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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	243% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 21:32
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 997 90% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,518 94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 190 Parallax 185 138% 182 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 173 Splatting 121 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1698 955 608 612 610 611 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,865 Write 1,550 Mixed 643 SusWrite 849 273% 1,227 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 61.2 218% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1157 DQ Mixed 954 764% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 254%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 13GB free Firmware: MU05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 427 Write 273 Mixed 303 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 34 128% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 181 164% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 143 144 144 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 143 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 6TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 137 138 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 137 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 96%

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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	2,247x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,811x
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	533x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	288x
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: $1,116

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