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

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 07:23
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,134 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 148 Parallax 128 111% 137 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 128 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 445 Mixed 393 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 52.3 172% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 258 210% 296 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
Team T2535T120G 120GB 1,793 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 56GB free Firmware: Q0627A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 385 441 227 60 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 487 Write 434 Mixed 402 SusWrite 244 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 31 143% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 45.5 92% 180 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 86%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 104GB free Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 259 258 259 259 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,189 Write 478 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 283 110% 506 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 58 138% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 62.7 203% 433 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 422GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 618 618 618 618 618 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,407 Write 2,253 Mixed 1,618 SusWrite 892 401% 1,792 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 82.4 277% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,687 DQ Write 1489 DQ Mixed 1,538 1,167% 1,571 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 103GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 167 Write 162 Mixed 108 SusWrite 132 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 119%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,640 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	2,759x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,433x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,071x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	578x

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 $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: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $833

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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