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

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	220% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 00:10
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,142 105% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,249 77% 1,249 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 307 Parallax 337 267% 324 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 260 Splatting 194 215% 274 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 381 309 308 308 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,429 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 445 312% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 81.4 277% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,009 784% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 395 453 454 457 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 454 Mixed 428 SusWrite 420 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 50.6 169% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 296 240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 603GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 460 461 468 463 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 459 Mixed 434 SusWrite 462 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 53.4 172% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 229GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 462 313 310 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 484 Mixed 371 SusWrite 359 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.6 176% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 251 201% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 931GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1572 837 838 838 838 838 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1502 Write 1,865 Mixed 1,448 SusWrite 960 326% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 75 258% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,679 DQ Write 1382 DQ Mixed 1,535 1,148% 1532 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 276%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 133 134 136 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 134 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 31.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	1,072x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 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	310x
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 $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 $45	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