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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

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 (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 742 82% 644 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 145 Reflection 156 Parallax 124 118% 142 fps	Gravity 159 Splatting 110 116% 135 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

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% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,488 Write 2,317 Mixed 1,755 487% 2,187 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 77.9 257% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1123 847% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 48GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,522 Write 1683 Mixed 1,284 334% 1,496 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 69.3 240% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,005 790% 1,095 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 765GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2041 1735 1733 1732 1464 1081 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2196 Mixed 1,824 SusWrite 1,631 431% 1,913 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74 262% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,269 942% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 347%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 16GB 985 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.8 6 7 7.1 6.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.53% Terrible	Read 16.6 Write 1 Mixed 13.4 SusWrite 6.7 11% 9.43 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 87% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.53% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 23.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 111%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,619 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	2,755x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,429x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,068x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	757x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	588x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	575x
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	406x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	363x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	308x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	260x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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