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

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	211% 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 (12%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 08:07
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 300 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 936 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,219 75% 1,219 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 192 Parallax 191 150% 189 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 180 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 306 304 302 302 302 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,931 Write 1,302 Mixed 501 SusWrite 344 225% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 54.6 206% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,162 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 709 647% 988 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 228GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 459 438 405 411 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 457 Mixed 416 SusWrite 434 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 60.5 197% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 193 194 197 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 190 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 195 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 25.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 30.1 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,630 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	2,758x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	309x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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