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

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.3%, 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	151% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 23:09
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 714 79% 621 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 150 Parallax 150 124% 151 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 132 Splatting 116 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 271 95 212 154 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1,280 Write 1,322 Mixed 972 SusWrite 182 210% 939 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 52.7 178% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 272 340% 592 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 255%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 609GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 126 125 123 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 114 Write 140 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 124 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 243% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 94%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 198GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 62 64 62 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 74.3 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 61.9 85% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 44%
ST2000DL 004 HD204UI 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 197GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 123 123 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 135 Write 39.1 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 123 111% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	27"	1280 720	DEL4080 DELL U2713HM

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,651 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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,761x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,434x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,074x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	759x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	590x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	579x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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	408x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	365x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	311x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	261x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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