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

Performance Results


Gaming 233% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 215% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	250% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	27.9 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 00:20
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,034 102% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 336 Reflection 313 Parallax 344 274% 331 fps	MRender 373 Gravity 271 Splatting 197 220% 281 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% 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% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 361 306 307 308 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,358 Write 1,465 Mixed 1,311 SusWrite 441 309% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 76.3 260% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 992 775% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 389 454 462 460 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 464 Mixed 424 SusWrite 421 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 297 240% 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: 457 464 464 464 459 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 464 Mixed 432 SusWrite 462 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 51.1 165% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 300 241% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 229GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 463 313 305 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 373 SusWrite 358 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 49.2 174% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 249 199% 277 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 1558 833 835 838 835 839 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,557 Write 1,872 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 956 331% 1,468 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 73.9 257% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,661 DQ Write 1,319 DQ Mixed 1,486 1,113% 1,489 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: 126 133 134 135 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 135 Write 125 Mixed 87.6 SusWrite 134 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% 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)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% 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	1,071x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16