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

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	126% 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	145% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 19:50
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 793 87% 690 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 165 Parallax 163 141% 167 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 143 Splatting 108 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 608GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 554 146 354 148 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,040 Write 1,016 Mixed 754 SusWrite 358 177% 792 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 31.9 152% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 278 358% 640 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 282%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 957 567 574 549 580 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,023 Write 1,959 Mixed 1,420 SusWrite 815 348% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 70.5 246% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1687 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 1,557 1,176% 1578 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 146 134 128 136 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 144 Mixed 72 SusWrite 137 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 839GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 168 163 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 152 Mixed 90 SusWrite 166 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 31 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 105%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,265x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,821x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	580x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	536x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	547x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	276x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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