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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190808
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 11:02
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 151 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 932 95% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 132 Parallax 134 117% 136 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 132 Splatting 104 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,457 Write 2,188 Mixed 1,560 459% 2,068 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 76.2 268% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,127 823% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 218GB free Firmware: D005SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 16 21 12 16 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 192 191 192 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 188 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 191 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.3 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 32.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,264x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,819x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	700x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	580x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	536x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	547x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	355x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	311x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	290x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	276x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	218x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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