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

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	294% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 09:19
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,104 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,634 101% 1,634 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 169 Parallax 165 144% 170 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 152 Splatting 111 119% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1718 1010 607 619 620 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,351 Mixed 1,525 SusWrite 865 406% 1,821 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.7 275% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,520 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 1125 860% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 2GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 68.2 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 585% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 38%
BUFFALO HD-PNFU3 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 027f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 46 SusWrite 118 133% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 49%
ELECOM MF-PKU3 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 26GB free, PID 6049 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9.6 11 11 9 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9.66% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 21.3 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 10.6 23% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.66% Great: 22%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 19.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 95%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,679 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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,771x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,442x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,074x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	764x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	591x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	582x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	578x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	437x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	366x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	312x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	262x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16