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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Boot Drive	280% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 07:19
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 524 71% 527 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1328 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 61.9 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 77.3 50% 69.5 fps	Gravity 59.7 Splatting 56 51% 57.9 fps
Poor: 37% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 432 435 435 433 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,591 Write 2,202 Mixed 1,579 SusWrite 485 382% 1,714 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90.7 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 1,348 DQ Mixed 1,171 887% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 661GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 490 490 490 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 478 Mixed 392 SusWrite 490 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.5 203% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 148 147 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 99 SusWrite 146 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 109%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 116GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 61 Write 59.5 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 62.3 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 36.2 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 8,629 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 $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 $184	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) $35	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