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

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 200% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	257% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190122
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 02:26
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 312 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,132 106% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,765 109% 1,765 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5175 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 304 Parallax 394 209% 318 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 274 Splatting 153 200% 258 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 19,971 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1376 801 920 934 904 897 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,850 Write 2,486 Mixed 1,961 SusWrite 972 410% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.5 219% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1357 DQ Write 1,152 DQ Mixed 1,249 937% 1,253 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 438%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 89GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 257 269 220 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 401 Mixed 240 SusWrite 217 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 47.2 154% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 200 187% 291 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 96GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 307 302 298 299 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 286 SusWrite 307 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 47.8 152% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 244 208% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 256 250 250 250 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 461 Mixed 315 SusWrite 264 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 43.3 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 226 194% 286 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 120%

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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	2,758x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,431x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,070x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	589x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	575x

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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	364x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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