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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


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 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '19 at 19:39
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 323 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,123 107% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 224 Parallax 236 171% 223 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 212 Splatting 141 159% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,605 Write 2,296 Mixed 1,815 498% 2,239 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 86.7 295% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,729 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1,326 1,069% 1,510 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 61GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 168 159 126 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 143 Write 122 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 157 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 180GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 152 153 154 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 123 Write 102 Mixed 31 SusWrite 151 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 107%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID fa05 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 11.7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 12 17% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3067, 3067, 3067, 3067 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 25.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 26.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 93%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,558 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,275x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,825x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	582x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	312x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	277x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16