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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	94.1% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201012
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$166 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 738 78% 621 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3633 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 124 Parallax 148 117% 138 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 141 Splatting 117 119% 150 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 269 276 269 269 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 268 Mixed 265 SusWrite 270 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 35.7 143% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 229 198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 129%
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 56 55 56 81 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 399 Write 346 Mixed 277 SusWrite 88.3 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 21.4 114% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 134 130% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 85%
VK000480GWCFE 480GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 167GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 453 457 451 446 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 455 Mixed 345 SusWrite 447 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 42.5 151% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 319 248% 341 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 831GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 185 187 187 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 170 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 184 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 103%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,754 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,802x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,464x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,083x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	771x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	597x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	589x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	583x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	410x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	369x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	315x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	264x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $842

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16