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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B17
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190325
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 02:50
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 903 95% 761 Pts	64-Core 904 56% 904 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 134 Parallax 114 104% 125 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 122 Splatting 99.7 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,558 Write 9,509 Mixed 9869 2,227% 9,979 MB/s	4K Read 670 4K Write 424 4K Mixed 446 1,811% 513 MB/s	DQ Read 1,786 DQ Write 1,350 DQ Mixed 1,460 1,121% 1532 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 5GB free Firmware: X6107000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 512 Write 482 Mixed 254 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 50.6 176% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 286 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 119%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 94 98 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 101 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 98 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 215% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 31.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,246x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,810x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	699x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	576x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	532x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	461x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	545x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	353x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	310x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	288x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	275x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	216x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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