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

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Boot Drive	191% 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 (15%). 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 (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 90.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 239 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 373 49% 370 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 116 Parallax 121 105% 122 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 125 Splatting 98.9 103% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 349 342 344 344 343 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,574 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,316 SusWrite 375 263% 1,174 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 60.8 218% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 778 608% 833 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 238%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 478GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 397 449 464 462 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 466 Mixed 430 SusWrite 423 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 55.7 185% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 354 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 149 150 147 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 144 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 147 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 96%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 176 173 171 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 194 Mixed 93 SusWrite 172 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 19GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 5 3.5 5.3 4 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	10.8% Very poor	Read 22.7 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 4.3 10% 9.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.1 182% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,639 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 $396Bench 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	309x
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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16