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

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	152% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '22 at 19:01
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 954 94% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 140 Parallax 125 126% 140 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 130 Splatting 121 110% 137 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 55 91 57 56 57 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,270 Write 889 Mixed 801 SusWrite 112 170% 768 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 61.9 222% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 221 272% 461 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 209%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 709GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 38 38 40 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 36.1 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 37.6 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 27.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,432x
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	577x

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	309x
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 $274	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 $183	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