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

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	348% 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

4 years ago, 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 10:18
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,102 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 170 Parallax 147 147% 166 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 148 Splatting 99 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B17) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.29% Terrible	Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.41 6% 9.15 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.29% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 763GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 1696 1758 1801 1790 1820 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2468 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,420 SusWrite 1,729 417% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 82.4 274% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 519 609% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 769GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 107 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 105 Write 74 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 106 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 778GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 172 173 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 104 SusWrite 172 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 107%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,250x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

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	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	289x
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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,144

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16