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

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	550% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190221
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 12:41
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 974 93% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66% Good	Lighting 82.6 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 74.3 67% 81.8 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 77.3 Splatting 79 63% 77.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194 3,881 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 51 50 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	550% Outstanding	Read 5,812 Write 55.2 Mixed 110 SusWrite 49 313% 1,507 MB/s	4K Read 778 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.9 1,190% 263 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 550% Great: 211%
Patriot Blaze SSD 60GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 18GB free Firmware: S9FM01.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 71 61 39 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 370 Write 72.8 Mixed 132 SusWrite 64 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 11.2 81% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 90.5 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 3.6 27% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 529GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 163 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 167 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 22.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,281x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,829x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	703x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	586x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	538x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	463x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	313x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	278x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,109

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16