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

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200612
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 706 79% 619 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 154 Parallax 154 123% 153 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 132 Splatting 119 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 306 289 278 268 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 342 Mixed 291 SusWrite 289 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 41.5 153% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 253 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 47GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 67 67 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 424 SusWrite 67.1 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 57.4 191% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 129%
ST8000NM000A-2KE101 8TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 165 164 164 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 167 Write 141 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 163 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 0.9 34% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 1.8 3% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 44%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 437GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 85 84 85 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 85.5 Write 77.5 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 83.2 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.7 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 95%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,490 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,805x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	698x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	575x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	460x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	351x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	274x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	215x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,108

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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) $32	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