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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (40^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 986 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,513 94% 1,513 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 102% 121 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 113 Splatting 88.4 81% 99.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,871 Write 1,367 Mixed 608 282% 1,282 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 57 201% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1194 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 722 647% 981 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 155GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 99 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 98.7 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 98 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 67%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 531GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 104 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 104 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 86%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	5.92% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 5.3 9% 8.95 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.92% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 129%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,558 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 106%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,275x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,825x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	582x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	537x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	548x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	277x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16