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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	259% 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.

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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 03:41
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 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% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 963 94% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,470 91% 1,470 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 141 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1715 1590 1275 1110 983 931 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,741 SusWrite 1,267 376% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 73.1 249% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 1,001 746% 994 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 365%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 466GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1258 849 852 849 849 849 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 918 376% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 66.2 231% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,094 832% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 296%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 430GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 437 437 430 438 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 439 Mixed 323 SusWrite 436 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 40 139% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 207 175% 254 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 930GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 108 108 112 109 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 46.7 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 107 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 132% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 230GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 7.2 22 28 31 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 228GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 113 115 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 146 Write 140 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 114 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMD16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 96%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,250x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,816x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	577x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	534x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	311x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	289x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16